Thomas A. Edison Movies

  • 2019
    The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

    The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

    The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

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    With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire,...

    The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
  • 2019
    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    6.82019HD

    The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
  • 1910
    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    61910HD

    Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done,...

    Frankenstein
  • 2011
    The Extraordinary Voyage

    The Extraordinary Voyage

    The Extraordinary Voyage

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    An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his...

    The Extraordinary Voyage
  • 1895
    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    6.21895HD

    A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the execution block and made to kneel down with her neck over...

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • 1903
    Electrocuting an Elephant

    Electrocuting an Elephant

    Electrocuting an Elephant

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    This is a film taken of the execution of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.

    Electrocuting an Elephant
  • 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

    5.11897HD

    “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
  • 1914
    The Patchwork Girl of Oz

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz

    51914HD

    Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve. Along the way, they meet Mewel, a...

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz
  • 1946
    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

    51946HD

    This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

    Okay for Sound
  • 1982
    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

    5.71982HD

    A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
  • 1950
    The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

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    Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

    The Golden Twenties
  • 1901
    President McKinley Taking the Oath

    President McKinley Taking the Oath

    President McKinley Taking the Oath

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    President McKinley taking the Oath.

    President McKinley Taking the Oath
  • 2008
    Murnau, Borzage and Fox

    Murnau, Borzage and Fox

    Murnau, Borzage and Fox

    72008HD

    Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.

    Murnau, Borzage and Fox
  • 2022
    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    02022HD

    A montage of 13 remarkable short films recently digitized by the Library of Congress, whose themes echo the program of the Domitor 2022 conference,...

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress
  • 1995
    The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America

    The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America

    The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America

    6.31995HD

    The film expresses the history of oppression, discrimination, violence and hate in America. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...

    The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
  • 1998
    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

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    The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and...

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
  • 1904
    Parsifal

    Parsifal

    Parsifal

    01904HD

    Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...

    Parsifal
  • 1942
    The Film That Was Lost

    The Film That Was Lost

    The Film That Was Lost

    81942HD

    In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s.

    The Film That Was Lost
  • 1913
    Jack's Joke

    Jack's Joke

    Jack's Joke

    51913HD

    A comic sketch that features two players who think each one is deaf, causing them to shout. Part of the Edison Kinetophone Collection. The...

    Jack's Joke
  • 1990
    The Crash of 1929

    The Crash of 1929

    The Crash of 1929

    01990HD

    Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there...

    The Crash of 1929