Thomas A. Edison Movies

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 evening presentation of distinguished guests from earlier that afternoon.

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

James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.

Examines the life and work of the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison.

A comedy of a young man’s humiliating initiation into a woman-hating men’s club, The Five Jolly Bachelors. With Eddie Boulden and the...

Two cocks fight whilst being watched by two men.

Film depicting the killing of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.

A short Edison Kinetophone film, part of Edison’s early experiments in synchronizing sound and image. Distributed by General Film Company....

This film captures the departure of the 2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, from Quebec for the war in South Africa. Soldiers in...

A short documentary capturing the officers and crew of the USS Brooklyn during a naval parade in Brooklyn, New York, on October 1, 1898, following...

The Passion Play of Oberammergau (1898) presents scenes from the famed Bavarian passion play, dramatizing the final days of Jesus Christ—from...

This film records the arrival of the Governor General of Canada, the Earl of Minto, accompanied by the Countess of Minto and their household, as they...

An Edison Kinetophone short presenting an on-stage minstrel company performing musical numbers and patter; made as part of Edison’s early...

A six-part documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of...

Footage of the 1903 football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, showing uniformed players in action along with...

This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat...

An excellent view of 'The Finest,' on their annual parade and inspection, June 1, 1899. The head of the column is just turning into 14th street from...

Civil War drama of a Confederate spy who is captured by Union soldiers.

A formerly lost Edison film from 1912.