Movies: Thomas A. Edison
- 2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
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The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers....
- 2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
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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, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fal...
- 1946
Okay for Sound (1946)
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This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to...
- 1913
The Old Guard (1913)
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A veteran of the Napoleanic Wars recounts his memories and grants his blessings upon the marriage of his granddaughter and a young soldier....
- 1990
The Crash of 1929 (1990)
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Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. But when re...
- 1950
The Golden Twenties (1950)
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Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures....
- 2011
The Extraordinary Voyage (2011)
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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 masterpiece A Trip to the Moon (1902), unexpectedly found in Spain and restored thanks to the heroic efforts of a group ...
- 2002
Naqoyqatsi (2002)
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A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence....
- 1913
Jack's Joke (1913)
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A comic sketch that features two players who think each one is deaf, causing them to shout. Part of the Edison Kinetophone Collection. The Kinetophone was a fairly complex mechanical means of creating talking pictures. Unlike previous systems, in whi...
- 1911
Lucia di Lammermoor (1911)
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Metropolitan Opera stars, tenor Enrico Caruso and bass-baritone Pol Plancon, in a scene from the opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" filmed in Edison sound-on-disc process known as Cinephonograph....
- 1901
The Trick Cyclist (1901)
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A comic short in which a tramp attempts to ride a bicycle, tumbling repeatedly before giving up in despair. A skilled rider then takes the stage, performing rope-jumping tricks while balanced on the wheel. Often attributed to British film pioneer R.W...
- 1914
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
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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 waif and stray (mule) who leads them to Dr. Pipt, who has been stirring the powder of life for nine year...
- 1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)
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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 1919....
- 2008
Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008)
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Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema....
- 1901
President McKinley Taking the Oath (1901)
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Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol. Although Thomas Edison has sometimes been mistakenly named as director, he was never credited as ...
- 1910
Frankenstein (1910)
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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 is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster....
- 1895
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
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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 it. The executioner lifts his axe ready to bring it down. After that frame Mary has been replaced by a ...
- 1913
The Musical Blacksmiths (1913)
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The Edison Quartet perform songs as blacksmiths. This was one of 200 projects produced using the Edison Kinetophone system. The Kinetophone was a fairly complex mechanical means of creating talking pictures. Unlike previous systems, in which actors w...
- 1897
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle (1897)
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1897 version of Annabelle Moore performing a serpentine dance....
- 1894
Annie Oakley (1894)
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A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as “Little Sure Shot.” Born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee in Ohio in 1860, she rose to global fame performing with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Accompanied (likely) b...