Edwin S. Porter Movies

Among the earliest existing films in American cinema – notable as the first film that presented a narrative story to tell – it depicts a group of cowboy outlaws who…

Porter’s sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk. Borrowing on cinematographic methods reminiscent of ‘Georges…

The first scene shows a country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase, rope bridge, the “Down and Out” and riding the bulls. The scene…

Scene, interior of a street-car. A stout man enters and sits down alongside of a friend and proceeds to read a comic paper. He shows a joke in the paper…

A “madman” escapes prison and the torments of his warders.

It’s December 24th, and ‘Santa Claus’ is busy feeding his reindeer and finishing up the toys that he will soon deliver. Meanwhile, the children in a large family hang their…

A burglar escapes from the apartment he’s robbing by sliding down the clothesline, but in the end he’s caught by the family dog.

Adapted from Winsor McCay’s films and comics of the period, this film follows the established theme: the “Rarebit Fiend” gorges himself on rarebit and thus suffers spectacular hallucinatory dreams.