Thomas A. Edison Movies
- 2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley7.12019HD
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire,...
- 2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound6.82019HD
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
- 1910
Frankenstein
Frankenstein61910HD
Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done,...
- 2011
The Extraordinary Voyage
The Extraordinary Voyage7.72011HD
An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his...
- 1895
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots6.21895HD
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...
- 1903
Electrocuting an Elephant
Electrocuting an Elephant2.71903HD
This is a film taken of the execution of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.
- 1897
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory5.11897HD
“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...
- 1914
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
The Patchwork Girl of Oz51914HD
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...
- 1946
Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound51946HD
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...
- 1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter5.71982HD
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
- 1950
The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties01950HD
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
- 1901
President McKinley Taking the Oath
President McKinley Taking the Oath4.5931901HD
President McKinley taking the Oath.
- 2008
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Murnau, Borzage and Fox72008HD
Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.
- 2022
Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress
Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress02022HD
A montage of 13 remarkable short films recently digitized by the Library of Congress, whose themes echo the program of the Domitor 2022 conference,...
- 1995
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America6.31995HD
The film expresses the history of oppression, discrimination, violence and hate in America. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...
- 1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists01998HD
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and...
- 1904
Parsifal
Parsifal01904HD
Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...
- 1942
The Film That Was Lost
The Film That Was Lost81942HD
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.
- 1913
Jack's Joke
Jack's Joke51913HD
A comic sketch that features two players who think each one is deaf, causing them to shout. Part of the Edison Kinetophone Collection. The...
- 1990
The Crash of 1929
The Crash of 192901990HD
Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there...