William Heise

28 de ago. de 1895

Blacksmithing Scene) é um curta-metragem mudo americano de 1893, dirigido por William K.L. Dickson, o inventor escocês-francês que, enquanto trabal...

08 de mai. de 1893

A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion pic...

09 de jan. de 1894

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore executa uma de suas populares danças. Ela usa seus passos de dança e saias longas e esvoaçantes para criar uma variedade...

01 de abr. de 1895

Os trabalhadores do laboratório de Dickson correm atrás da câmera. Esta série de curtas-metragens, intitulada Monkeyshines, foi criada para testar ...

21 de nov. de 1890

16 de jul. de 1894

Filme mudo que mostra o primeiro beijo capturado por câmeras cinematográficas na história. O Beijo, The Kiss ou May Irwin Kiss são pessoas que ence...

01 de abr. de 1896

Annie Oakley was probably the most famous marksman/woman in the world when this short clip was produced in Edison's Black Maria studio in West Oran...

01 de nov. de 1894

Filme em domínio público. Dirigido pelo britânico William Kennedy Laurie Dickson e pelo estadunidense William Heise para os Estudios Edison em 1894...

14 de mar. de 1894

31 de ago. de 1894

Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

01 de mai. de 1891

William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience. This was the fi...

20 de mai. de 1891

"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison C...

01 de dez. de 1894

A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turn...

28 de nov. de 1894

Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for wh...

23 de set. de 1894

Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.

18 de mai. de 1894

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

01 de jan. de 1892

“Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both laugh. M...

01 de jan. de 1894

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to sugge...

01 de jan. de 1894

From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war ...

23 de set. de 1894

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1". Once again, an Edison company worker moves around in front of the motion...

21 de nov. de 1890

A woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of t...

23 de out. de 1896

30 de abr. de 1891

Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

01 de jan. de 1892

Lee Martin, one of the cowboy stars in 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West', rides a bronco as a crowd looks on. While the horse is trying to throw Martin of...

16 de out. de 1894

King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home.

25 de jul. de 1894

Filme em domínio público. Dirigido pelo britânico William Kennedy Laurie Dickson e pelo estadunidense William Heise para os Estudios Edison em 1894...

05 de nov. de 1894

An athlete demonstrating various poses.

01 de fev. de 1894

Filme em domínio público. Documentário dirigido pelo produtor e cineasta canadense James Henry White e pelo cineasta estadunidense William Heise pa...

31 de mai. de 1897

“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”

16 de mai. de 1894

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films m...

01 de jan. de 1894

Princess Ali, of Barnum and Bailey's circus, performs an Egyptian dance in the Edison Company's studio. As she dances, some musicians perform in th...

09 de mai. de 1895

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

01 de jan. de 1896

Apresenta 6 rounds de luta de boxe entre o campeão James Corbett e o desafiador Peter Courtney. Para se adaptar à capacidade de filmagem e da câmer...

17 de nov. de 1894

05 de out. de 1894

Considerado o 1º filme de comédia ainda preservado, possivelmente era uma refilmagem de um outro anterior, perdido. Apresenta a dupla de comediante...

30 de abr. de 1894

Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio. He has a large knife...

05 de out. de 1894

“A file of Spanish soldiers line up the Cubans against a blank wall and fire a volley. The flash of rifles and drifting smoke make a very striking ...

31 de jul. de 1898

01 de jan. de 1894

A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and t...

02 de out. de 1894

Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a challenger named Warwick in an exhibition match. The matc...

30 de jan. de 1895

A compellation of many silent films from all over the world, given music and sound design.

28 de dez. de 2025

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1" and "Monkeyshines, No. 2". Once again, an Edison company worker moves aro...

21 de nov. de 1890

The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visito...

15 de jun. de 1896

"The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, actresses, millionaires pass by on their afternoon stroll." ...

05 de mar. de 1897

Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One ...

15 de jan. de 1894

This picture was taken at one of the curves on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, along the beautiful Susquehanna River. The train is seen rapidly approac...

01 de dez. de 1896

In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters sw...

14 de jun. de 1894

The skaters dart to and fro, swinging their hockeys and trying to hit the disc toward the goal.

20 de fev. de 1898

01 de abr. de 1897

“This subject taken just after the recent first fall of snow, shows two enthusiastic horsemen indulging in a "brush" with their respective horses a...

01 de jan. de 1897

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

20 de jul. de 1897

The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.

20 de jul. de 1897

The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World's Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling aroun...

03 de mai. de 1896

A Victorian couple dancing.

18 de set. de 1897

A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and other patterns within the folds of her costume. Her legs and ...

24 de out. de 1897

Vaudeville dancer Amy Muller performs a portion of her stage routine, which features dancing on her toes. She dances on one toe for part of the per...

23 de mar. de 1896

In this movie, dancer Ella Lola performs a Turkish variation of a "Danse Du Ventre", the oriental belly dance. In her dance she shakes, twists and ...

30 de set. de 1898

The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward ...

20 de jul. de 1897

A lady watering the garden with a hose, a mischievous boy stops the flow of water until she looks for the cause, when he permits the water to flow,...

26 de mai. de 1896

One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the o...

01 de jan. de 1893

“A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresses, engaged in an animated pillow fight. During the action...

23 de mai. de 1897

Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary camera that looks down a broad avenue as they come toward i...

20 de out. de 1897

A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white s...

31 de ago. de 1897

The Reading's [Pennsylvania] pitcher has just let a Newark [New Jersey] batsman walk to first. Our camera is stationed about twenty feet from the b...

19 de mai. de 1898

The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.

17 de jun. de 1894

"Stable door opens and ambulance dashes out into the street. Policeman holds back a furniture van till ambulance passes by."

06 de ago. de 1897

"Shows the beach at Long Branch, N.J. immediately after a heavy storm. The breaking waves dash over a row of spiles, throwing a spray high into the...

21 de mar. de 1898

A fellow in a wide-brimmed hat, with a willowy stick for a rod and a baited hook, sits down on a plank hanging over a bridge above a stream. He sti...

01 de jan. de 1896

Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.

20 de nov. de 1895

A young boy dances on a table top.

05 de out. de 1897

"Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length of stovepipe. The other is so astonished that he falls ov...

20 de set. de 1897

The victim is lying on a trolley car fender. Ambulance drives up and the injured man is removed in a stretcher.

22 de set. de 1897

A preadolescent boy, dressed like a street urchin, performs acrobatic stunts for the camera.

20 de mai. de 1898

"Two men, with hands tied, are eating huckleberry pies for a wager, direct from the plates. Their faces and shirts are clean when they start. Extra...

17 de out. de 1897

This single camera position film shows an officer and six enlisted men of the army as they demonstrate the assembly drill of a gatling gun. See als...

23 de dez. de 1897

Lost film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars Fred C. Devonald and James C. Duncan.

01 de jan. de 1891

The famous show makes a parade.

31 de mai. de 1898

1897 version of Annabelle Moore performing a serpentine dance.

01 de jan. de 1897

Unfound film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars James C. Duncan.

01 de jan. de 1891

Selection of hand-painted films made from serpentine dance performances between 1895 and 1907, with original music by Carol Robinson. Produced for ...

01 de jun. de 2007

Views of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.

30 de out. de 1898

Lost film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars James C. Duncan.

01 de jan. de 1891

Great horse racing on the famous Hartford track, showing start and finish of a 2.04 3/4 heat run by the fastest harness horse in the world, John R....

20 de jul. de 1897

The famous show makes a parade.

12 de jun. de 1898

Lost film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise.

01 de jan. de 1891

Shows ten horses hitched to fashionable carts driven past the judges and grandstand to show their style, action and high-stepping movements. Among ...

01 de out. de 1897

Director: William Heise Production Company: Edison Manufacturing Company Country: USA

05 de ago. de 1898

The Leigh Sisters perform a risqué Trilby-inspired dance with an umbrella. Scene from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

01 de jan. de 1895

"Musicians are seated, playing, while the graceful Dolorita dances. It is the Danse-du-Ventre, the famous Oriental muscle dance."

01 de abr. de 1897