Thomas A. Edison Movies

  • 1914
    Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie

    01914HD

    A Kinetophone short featuring Andrew Carnegie speaking on “The Duty of the Wealthy Man,” recorded January 20, 1914, at Edison’s...

    Andrew Carnegie
  • 1913
    Nursery Favorites

    Nursery Favorites

    Nursery Favorites

    6.31913HD

    Nursery Favourites (1913) is an Edison Kinetophone short featuring performers miming to a pre-recorded nursery song, synchronized with a commercial...

    Nursery Favorites
  • 1896
    East Side Drive, No. 1

    East Side Drive, No. 1

    East Side Drive, No. 1

    71896HD

    East Side Drive, No. 1 (1896) is a brief, silent actual-city documentary directed by James H. White for Edison. Filmed on New York City’s East...

    East Side Drive, No. 1
  • 2026
    EQUITY 6928

    EQUITY 6928

    EQUITY 6928

    02026HD

    At the dawn of cinema and the notion of a moving image, a fierce battle commenced between inventors Louis Le Prince and Thomas Edison to conceive and...

    EQUITY 6928
  • 1928
    Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.

    Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.

    Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.

    01928HD

    The evening presentation of distinguished guests from earlier that afternoon.

    Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.
  • 1896
    Cock Fight

    Cock Fight

    Cock Fight

    4.91896HD

    Two cocks fight whilst being watched by two men.

    Cock Fight
  • 1922
    A Day with Thomas A. Edison

    A Day with Thomas A. Edison

    A Day with Thomas A. Edison

    91922HD

    A six-part documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of...

    A Day with Thomas A. Edison
  • 1894
    Indian War Council

    Indian War Council

    Indian War Council

    1.61894HD

    This 1894 film depicts a staged “war council” featuring a group of Sioux men in traditional dress, seated in deliberation as Buffalo Bill...

    Indian War Council
  • 1894
    Imperial Japanese Dance

    Imperial Japanese Dance

    Imperial Japanese Dance

    4.61894HD

    A graceful performance of the Mikado dance, featuring three Japanese women in elaborate traditional costume. Originally noted for its striking effect...

    Imperial Japanese Dance
  • 1904
    Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships

    Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships

    Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships

    101904HD

    A location actuality filmed in Philadelphia (May 27–28, 1904) documenting the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association’s championships:...

    Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
  • 1897
    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    5.221897HD

    “This film is remarkable in several respects. In the first place, it is full life-size. Secondly, it is the only accurate recent portrait of...

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
  • 1894
    Sioux Ghost Dance

    Sioux Ghost Dance

    Sioux Ghost Dance

    4.91894HD

    From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war...

    Sioux Ghost Dance
  • 1903
    Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River

    Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River

    Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River

    5.41903HD

    A beautiful panoramic view of lower New York from Barclay Street to Battery Park, showing a beautiful stereoscopic effect of the sky-scrapers in the...

    Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
  • 1915
    Censorship and Its Absurdities

    Censorship and Its Absurdities

    Censorship and Its Absurdities

    01915HD

    A satirical short produced to highlight the unreasonable extremes of local film censorship—a film so heavily censored that only the title cards...

    Censorship and Its Absurdities
  • 1899
    Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2

    Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2

    Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2

    5.21899HD

    This Edison short features famed cyclist Neidert performing a series of impressive bicycle stunts on stage, including riding backwards, balancing on...

    Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
  • 1896
    American Falls, from Incline R.R.

    American Falls, from Incline R.R.

    American Falls, from Incline R.R.

    71896HD

    American Falls, from Incline R.R. (1896) is a brief silent actuality directed by James H. White and produced by Thomas A. Edison. Filmed from a...

    American Falls, from Incline R.R.
  • 1898
    Little Mischief

    Little Mischief

    Little Mischief

    3.91898HD

    Papa is reading his newspaper and his little girl tickles his neck with a long straw. Thinking it is a fly papa "shoos" away the supposed fly with...

    Little Mischief
  • 1913
    The Edison Kinetophone

    The Edison Kinetophone

    The Edison Kinetophone

    01913HD

    On February 17, 1913, after many years of R+D, Thomas Alva Edison introduced the Edison Kinetophone to an enthusiastic New York audience. The...

    The Edison Kinetophone
  • 1903
    A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem

    A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem

    A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem

    51903HD

    A group of Jewish men in Ottoman Jerusalem perform a dance.

    A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
  • 1909
    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

    01909HD

    The only known moving-image footage of the author, filmed at his home, Stormfield, in Redding, Connecticut. The silent short shows Twain walking...

    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)