79 films in catalog

William Heise

79 films

Director (77) Producer (3) cast (1)
Monkeyshines, No. 1 1890

Monkeyshines, No. 1

The following is an overview of the events of 1890 in film, including a list of films rele…

Monkeyshines, No. 2 1890

Monkeyshines, No. 2

The following is an overview of the events of 1890 in film, including a list of films rele…

Monkeyshines, No. 3 1890

Monkeyshines, No. 3

The following is an overview of the events of 1890 in film, including a list of films rele…

Dickson Greeting 1891

Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting is an 1891 American short silent film. Directed, produced by, and starrin…

Men Boxing 1891

Men Boxing

Men Boxing is an 1891 American short silent film, produced and directed by William K. L.…

Newark Athlete 1891

Newark Athlete

Newark Athlete is an 1891 American short silent film directed and produced by William Kenn…

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1891

Newark athlete. [No. 2]

The following is an overview of the events of 1891 in film, including a list of films rele…

A Hand Shake 1892

A Hand Shake

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

Fencing 1892

Fencing

Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disci…

Blacksmithing Scene 1893

Blacksmithing Scene

The following is an overview of the events of 1893 in film, including a list of films rele…

Horse Shoeing 1893

Horse Shoeing

The following is an overview of the events of 1893 in film, including a list of films rele…

Annabelle Butterfly Dance 1894

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle Butterfly Dance is an 1894 American short film. It is one of the several silent…

Annie Oakley 1894

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American e…

Athlete with Wand 1894

Athlete with Wand

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films rele…

Band Drill 1894

Band Drill

A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmast…

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1894

Boxing Match

Bucking Broncho 1894

Bucking Broncho

Bucking Broncho is an 1894 American black-and-white silent film from Edison Studios, produ…

Buffalo Dance 1894

Buffalo Dance

Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison'…

Caicedo (with Pole) 1894

Caicedo (with Pole)

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films rele…

Carmencita 1894

Carmencita

Carmen Dauset Moreno, better known simply as Carmencita (1868–1910), was a Spanish-style d…

Chinese Laundry Scene 1894

Chinese Laundry Scene

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films rele…

Cock Fight, No. 2 1894

Cock Fight, No. 2

Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the backgro…

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph 1894

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (also known as Edison Kinetoscopic Record of B…

Dickson Experimental Sound Film 1894

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films rele…

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze 1894

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films rele…

Fire Rescue Scene 1894

Fire Rescue Scene

"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burni…

Glenroy Bros., No. 2 1894

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films rele…

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) 1894

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing:…

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1894

Hadj Cheriff

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films rele…

Imperial Japanese Dance 1894

Imperial Japanese Dance

A graceful performance of the Mikado dance, featuring three Japanese women in elaborate tr…

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1894

Leonard-Cushing Fight

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films rele…

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist 1894

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist is an 1894 American short film produced by the Edison Manuf…

Sandow: The Strong Man 1894

Sandow: The Strong Man

Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Compa…

Sioux Ghost Dance 1894

Sioux Ghost Dance

From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here sho…

The Barber Shop 1894

The Barber Shop

The Barber Shop is a 1933 short American pre-Code comedy film starring W.C. Fields, direct…

The Boxing Cats 1894

The Boxing Cats

"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to…