Edwin S. Porter
The Colored Stenographer
It is Mr. Bunk's unlucky day. Before leaving for business, he is despoiled of all his read…
1909
The Cord of Life
Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an…
1909
The House of Cards
The rancher whom Tom works for has entrusted Tom with a bag of gold to take to the bank. B…
1909
The Star of Bethlehem
1910
A Child of the Ghetto
After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth de…
1910
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Made by the Edison Manufacturing Company and directed by Edwin S. Porter, the film starred…
1910
His Mother's Thanksgiving
This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young…
Russia, the Land of Oppression
1910
Sunshine Sue
A country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.
1910
The Attack on the Mill
First, the eye is introduced to the old mill itself, with a gay betrothal party in progres…
1911
A Heroine of '76
During the American Revolution, an innkeeper's daughter learns of a plot to assassinate Ge…
Lost Illusions
A marital romance in which a married artist woos the wife of another man.
1911
On the Brink
A 1911 silent drama film written and directed by Edwin S. Porter and Lois Weber. Starring…
Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
Little Sherlock Holmes, Jr., reads the doughty doings of his hero-god, and at once determi…
1911
The Lighthouse by the Sea
The old lighthouse keeper lives peacefully with his two daughters, who are both engaged to…
1911
The Price
Pretty Ann, and Joe, the hostler, one day chance to meet. Strong is Joe, and simple, and A…
1913
His Neighbor's Wife
Mr. Norton discovers his wife in the arms of his neighbor, Captain Roberts, a married man.…
1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
A lost film. A successful stage actress with a hidden past as a criminal is kept on the pa…
1913
The Count of Monte Cristo
A French sailor, imprisoned for years on false charges of conpiring against the king, esca…
1913
The Prisoner of Zenda
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike…
1914
A Good Little Devil
A partially lost film, with only one surviving reel. A movie released in 1914 directed by…
1914
Hearts Adrift
A lost film. A man and a woman are shipwrecked on a desert island. It doesn't take long be…
1914
Such a Little Queen
A lost film. Queen Anna Victoria of Herzegovina is exiled from her tiny country and forced…
1914
Tess of the Storm Country
A young girl, squatting on a wealthy man's land fights for her fellow squatters' right to…
1914
The Crucible
Jean finds the boyish manner in which her late father raised her, is now causing quite a l…
1915
Bella Donna
Bella Donna ( Pauline Frederick ) a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine ( Thomas Holding )…
1915
Niobe
The statue of Niobe comes to life through the dream of a hen-pecked old man.
Sold
A successful artist and a struggling one both love the same woman; she chooses the poor on…
1915
The Morals of Marcus
A silent comedy drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter
1915
The Prince and the Pauper
A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events…
1915
The White Pearl
A silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter
1915
When We Were Twenty-One
Richard "The Imp" Audaine is a clever but dissolute orphan whose guardian and friends are…
1915
Zaza
Zaza is a music hall star in Paris. She meets Bernard Dufrene and a flirtation develops in…