Edwin S. Porter Movies

"Cholly" wishes to call on his best girl and sends her a large bouquet. To find out if the girl really loves him, he sends a note with the messenger...

A shopkeeper suffers the loss of some valuable merchandise, and thinks of a way to regain his losses.

A tramp gets involved in mischief on a train.

A 1911 silent drama film written and directed by Edwin S. Porter and Lois Weber. Starring Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley, and Charles De Forrest.

A comic picture that defies description. It depicts the Twentieth Century up-to-date tramp flying over the chimney tops of New York City in the...

Mr. Norton discovers his wife in the arms of his neighbor, Captain Roberts, a married man. His first maddened impulse is to kill his faithless wife,...

Scene V of the Buster Brown Series. Shows an Italian balloon vendor near the "Flat-iron" Building, New York City. Mrs. Brown and Buster appear on the...

An over-the-hill American tourist has a terrible time on his European "rest cure" vacation.

Shows a bedroom in a hotel. On the wall of the room is a conspicuous sign "Don't blow out the gas." A hayseed enters the room, accompanied by a...

The scene opens showing Reuben and his best girl looking for a quiet place to spoon. A photographer enters and suggests taking their pictures.

A married couple faces the demands of what Theodore Roosevelt called 'the strenuous life'.

Directed by Edwin S. Porter and/or Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

A fine panoramic view of this busy market on a Friday morning. Immense throngs of people are passing along the stands and making their purchases of...

Buster Brown series, scene I. Buster Brown wants a snack, but he can't reach it so he invites a tramp in to get it for him. The boy then tells his...

The public throughout the world is acquainted with the sensational capture of the Biddle Brothers and Mrs. Soffel, who, through the aid of Mrs....

This commercial traveler has evidently had a wet day judging from the strange things he sees at his hotel. The hall boy shows him to his room, puts...

A policeman has breakfast with his wife and children, and then prepares for the day's work. While on his beat, he finds and helps a lost child....

This scene opens with a view of a stage setting and private box. After Miss Dolly Lightfoot has finished a clever dance, a card is placed upon the...

Shows a tramp asleep. Two mischievous boys appear on roller skates. One removes his skates and they strap them to the feet of "Weary Willie." They...

Shows a suburbanite asleep in bed. He discovers he has overslept himself, and jumps out of bed.