American Mutoscope & Biograph Movie Trailers
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Josh's Suicide Trailer (1911)
12 October 1911
Josh doesn't like the way things go at home and decides to quit and get out. Later, his wife gets what purports to be his farewell letter, which is intended to lead her to believe he has committed suicide.
Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup Trailer (1904)
14 May 1904
Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup
A Life in the Balance Trailer (1913)
14 April 1913
A Keystone Kops short about a landlord discovering three "anner-kist" tenants building a bomb.
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge Trailer (1899)
20 May 1899
Filmed from the Brooklyn tower of the bridge, this is a panorama starting at Manhattan's Battery and then panning northward along the East River shoreline.
Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout Trailer (1903)
01 July 1903
A very exciting contest between two well known Metropolitan wrestlers. It is full of fast work and scientific wrestling.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Trailer (1904)
01 May 1904
A large group of men are shown performing various tasks in one room at the Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
The Iconoclast Trailer (1910)
03 October 1910
A printer, drinking excessively and neglectful of his family obligations, is fired from his job when he offends his wealthy employer and his employer’s guests as they tour the printworks.
The Coney Island Beach Patrol Trailer (1904)
25 April 1904
Two small boys with policemen's hats and nightsticks are struggling with another small boy. The object of their struggle seems to be to arrest him.
Steam Whistle Trailer (1904)
15 April 1904
A closeup of the steam whistle blowing at the "Westinghouse works" complex of factories in Pennsylvania, probably at the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
Iola's Promise Trailer (1912)
14 March 1912
Iola, the little Indian girl, is held captive by a gang of cutthroats but is soon rescued by Jack Harper, a prospector.
Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club Trailer (1905)
11 November 1905
Several chairs rest against a blank wall; three men, then a fourth and soon seven in all, divide into various pairs and wrestle for the camera.
Coil Winding Section E Trailer (1904)
01 November 1904
Rows of women are shown at tables with winding machines. They wind using material from spools behind them, apparently putting the finished products on the table in front of them.
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake Trailer (1906)
01 May 1906
Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included.
N.Y. Fire Department Returning Trailer (1903)
01 May 1903
Shot at an unidentified location in New York City, the film shows several pieces of horse-drawn fire vehicles in motion: two hook-and-ladders; two steam pumpers; a rescue wagon.
Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works Trailer (1904)
01 May 1904
On the left of the screen, a small group of men lift the top off of what appears to be a turbine with a crane and continue to check the machine, tightening various parts with wrenches.
Comrades Trailer (1911)
13 March 1911
Two creative bums invade a high society gathering by pretending to be rich.
Simple Charity Trailer (1910)
10 November 1910
A pretty young woman attempts to help a poor, old couple while attracting the attention of a handsome doctor.
A Plain Song Trailer (1910)
28 November 1910
Edith is a salesgirl in a department store who envys her store-mates, as she views them passing by with their sweethearts, lighthearted and happy.
Bathing in the Ice at the L Street Bath, Boston Trailer (1905)
23 March 1905
This film was photographed in the winter, much of it during an actual snowstorm, and snow can be seen on the ground in all scenes.
Olaf—An Atom Trailer (1913)
19 May 1913
Broken by grief after his mother's death, Olaf becomes a wanderer. He is treated cruelly until he is given a meal by a woman at the homestead where she lives with her husband and baby.
The Sunbeam Trailer (1912)
26 February 1912
Set in a tenement, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour spinster. Children run amok in the hallways playing pranks on the two.
Taping Coils Trailer (1904)
01 May 1904
Numerous women stand at several rows of tables where they appear to be wrapping tape around some devices, presumably coils.
Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room Trailer (1904)
22 May 1904
A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their various duties, including hammering objects.
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio Trailer (1896)
01 September 1896
“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his Secretary, who hands him a telegram, which he reads with apparent satisfaction.
Pa Says Trailer (1913)
21 July 1913
First Pa said Theodore was a lizzy-nizzy. He let that go, but when Pa said he was too sporty because he spent a nickel for a ticket for a voting contest for the fairest girl in town, Pa's daughter, of course, then Theodore decided to settle Pa.
Jamestown Exposition Trailer (1907)
01 May 1907
Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt at the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia, in April and June, 1907, participating in Jamestown's tercentennial celebration on April 26, its opening day, and later on Georgia Day, June 10.
Assembling a Generator Trailer (1904)
09 May 1904
A group of men work on various parts of a large generator, assembling the pieces
His Mother's Son Trailer (1913)
31 May 1913
The hardship of earning an existence for the family made it impossible for the mother to approve the little pretty things which her daughter liked.
The Broken Locket Trailer (1909)
16 September 1909
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink.
One Is Business, the Other Crime Trailer (1912)
24 April 1912
Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor.
A Voice from the Deep Trailer (1912)
21 March 1912
Percy and Harold are rivals and both take the object of their affections for an outing.
The Rose of Kentucky Trailer (1911)
24 August 1911
A farmer takes in a young orphan after her mother's death and sends her off to school. After she's grown, he encourages her to consider his younger brother as a husband.
Panorama from Times Building, New York Trailer (1905)
11 April 1905
The camera is high above Manhattan near the top of the Times Building, pointing down.
The Lady and the Mouse Trailer (1913)
26 April 1913
The question is, would the young tramp really have fallen in love with the groceryman's daughter if he had not caught her in the heart struggle? Be that as it may, she could not find it in her to drown the unwelcome visitor to the pantry, so she let it go and the silent little drama witnessed by the tramp greatly impressed him.
The Massacre Trailer (1912)
19 December 1912
The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch Trailer (1912)
25 March 1912
The Goddess, the prettiest and best-natured girl that ever graced that little mining town, meets the tenderfoot prospector and leaves him another worshiper of her.
Under Two Flags Trailer (1915)
21 July 1915
Tells the story of an English aristocrat, apparently in disgrace, who disappears and joins a French battalion in Algeria, loosely based on the Foreign Legion.
The Informer Trailer (1912)
21 November 1912
The young lover leaving home at the opening of the war to join the Confederate Army, tells his brother to take care of his fatherless sweetheart during the perilous times which are to follow.
Westinghouse Works Trailer (1904)
01 May 1904
Billy Bitzer filmed 21 short actualities inside the Pittsburgh Westinghouse Works in April and May of 1904.
Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works Trailer (1904)
14 May 1904
The view from a moving train shows some of the Westinghouse interests and the surrounding areas.
When a Man Loves Trailer (1911)
05 January 1911
Mr. Bach, a wealthy man, visits the scenes of his boyhood days in his auto and meets farmer Brown, his boyhood friend.
A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island Trailer (1904)
14 August 1904
People doing the Cake Walk dance on the Beach at Coney Island.
An Indian Summer Trailer (1912)
08 July 1912
A lonely old widower arrives in town and seeks out a pleasant boarding place. The house he selects may be pleasant and homelike, but most of all it is owned by a widow, and managed by her daughter.
The Sands of Dee Trailer (1912)
21 February 1912
A young girl who lives by the sea with her parents, is the object of one fellows affection. One day she meets a wily artist painting on the beach, he seduces the young girl and gives her a ring, with the promise of marriage.
Winning Back His Love Trailer (1910)
25 December 1910
A Husband thinks the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. His wife shows him its not.
Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle Trailer (1904)
01 May 1904
A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side.
The Lesser Evil Trailer (1912)
29 April 1912
A young woman's peaceful existence is shattered when she is abducted by the crew of a boat of smugglers, who then also turn against their captain.
Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre Trailer (1901)
29 April 1901
Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.
The Mender of Nets Trailer (1912)
15 February 1912
A young woman who works mending fishermen's nets is engaged to be married. But her fiancé has an old love who refuses to let him go.
Coil Winding Machines Trailer (1904)
06 May 1904
Numerous women stand in rows at winding machines, taking material from large spools behind them. A male supervisor walks down the aisle, checking the work of the women.
The Old Actor Trailer (1912)
06 May 1912
An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old.
A Beast at Bay Trailer (1912)
26 May 1912
A young woman is quite taken with a man she met; in fact, he is her “ideal”. However, after her new suitor refuses to get mixed up in a street brawl, the young woman views him as a coward.
Waiter No. 5 Trailer (1910)
03 November 1910
After conducting a raid on a Rebel camp, a Czarist officer discovers that his wife has joined the revolutionaries.
The Chief's Blanket Trailer (1912)
10 October 1912
When the Great Chief's body is placed before the funeral pile by his mourning braves, his sacred blanket is covered over it and a sentinel left to watch that this, his last resting place, is not desecrated.
His Trust Trailer (1911)
16 January 1911
A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant.
Little Egypt Trailer (1896)
01 March 1896
"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America.
The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge Trailer (1904)
11 February 1904
A view of the opening ceromonies for New York's Williamsburg Bridge.
Fisher Folks Trailer (1911)
16 February 1911
A crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.