American Mutoscope & Biograph Movie Trailers
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Dance, Franchonetti Sisters Trailer (1897)
31 March 1897
Three young women with dark, curly hair stand on a stage with a black background and patterned carpet or tile underfoot.
Scenes in San Francisco (No. 2) Trailer (1906)
06 September 1906
Views and pans among the ruins of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire.
Rock Drill at Work in Subway Trailer (1903)
09 June 1903
A very interesting and unusual view showing the progress of the deep excavation at 42nd St. and Broadway.
In My Lady's Boudoir Trailer (1903)
31 July 1903
Kathryn Osterman was a legitimate actress who worked occasionally in the movies during the first decade and a half of the 20th century.
Butterfly Dance Trailer (1896)
31 August 1896
A very graceful dance with voluminous draperies, by Annabelle Moore, well-known on the metropolitan stage.
A Trip to Berkeley, Cal Trailer (1906)
22 June 1906
In the beginning of the film, a streetcar passes in front of the camera position. The camera starts to move, indicating that it was on a streetcar since it is in the same position as the car in the first scene.
Human Apes from the Orient Trailer (1906)
03 November 1906
The subject is two grotesque-looking human beings who are sitting on the deck of a ship. The two weird individuals sit cross-legged and do the bidding of a man in oriental costume.
For the Son of the House Trailer (1913)
20 September 1913
In the home of ease and refinement a new life opens to the girl. She no longer is obliged to resist the sordid way of poverty and sin.
Around the Flip-Flap Railroad Trailer (1900)
21 September 1900
A splendid picture of the remarkable centrifuge railroad at Coney Island in which the car makes a complete circle in its course around the track, commonly known as "Loop the Loop.
Father's Chicken Dinner Trailer (1913)
17 August 1913
Clarence Barr comes home to discover that Sylvia Ashton and Charles West are getting ready to butcher a chicken for his dinner… but he thinks they're talking about him and not a bird!
The Adventures of Dollie Trailer (1908)
14 July 1908
On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing.
The Marked Time-Table Trailer (1910)
17 May 1910
Young Tom Powers has a wild, irresponsible lifestyle which is condemned by his father but indulged by his well-meaning mother.
The Final Settlement Trailer (1910)
05 January 1910
Noticing that Jim is partial to a drink, Ruth breaks off her engagement to him and turns to John, who until then had kept his love for her to himself.
The Power of the Camera Trailer (1913)
17 March 1913
Two convicts escape from the city jail and manage to elude their pursuers for quite a while, by contriving a fake motion picture machine and posing as picture producers.
Ramona Trailer (1910)
23 May 1910
Ramona, residing on her wealthy Spanish adoptive mother's rancho in California, falls in love with the Indian Alessandro.
Enoch Arden Trailer (1911)
15 June 1911
Moving Picture World described the film: "There is a small need to describe this subject as the poem of Lord Tennyson is so well known, so suffice it to say that this Biograph subject is an unusually faithful portrayal of that beautiful romance of Enoch Arden, Annie Lee and Philip Ray, taken in scenes of rare beauty".
The Honor of Thieves Trailer (1909)
11 January 1909
Two thieves, Ned and Mike, scheme to rob a pawnbroker, Mr. Einstein. Ned seduces Einstein's daughter Rachel to aid their plan, but during the attempted burglary they tie up both victims and set a candle to burn the shop.
Oh, Uncle! Trailer (1909)
26 August 1909
Harry's rich old bachelor uncle thinks Harry is still single. When Uncle announces a visit, Harry's wife has to play the part of the housekeeper so Uncle doesn't discover the truth.
The Last Deal Trailer (1910)
27 January 1910
Owen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James Kirkwood, his brother-in-law, shows up and cures him of his gambling fever.
The Unchanging Sea Trailer (1910)
05 May 1910
In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident.
Never Again Trailer (1910)
20 June 1910
Clarence McKnight and Felix De Grosse are rivals for the heart of pretty little Letitia Mooney, but it is evident that Clarence is the favored one.
Starting a Skyscraper Trailer (1902)
14 January 1902
Taken in the immense excavation for the foundation of the new Macy building at the corner of Broadway and 34th Street, New York.
Early Superimpositions Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
“The filmmaker took several different scenes shot earlier between 1896 and 1899 and double-printed two sets of images together to create a new artistic creation.
Her Mother's Oath Trailer (1913)
28 June 1913
The orthodox mother's indomitable will dwarfed the child's individuality, defeating the very purpose it would attain.
Three Sisters Trailer (1911)
02 February 1911
Mary is the youngest of three sisters and of an impressionable nature. She and her sister Florence are living at home with their widowed mother, while Adele travels on the road with a theatrical company.
The Lily of the Tenements Trailer (1911)
27 February 1911
A struggling young seamstress supports her elderly parents by working at home. The landlord offers free rent for sex, but she declines.
The Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
Showing the Whilrpool Rapids as they are seen from the front of a car on the Great Gorge Road.
U.S.I. Dept., "Old Faithful," Yosemite Valley Trailer (1901)
01 January 1901
The great geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. c. 1901.
Paris Exposition Trailer (1900)
14 April 1900
A panoramic bird's-eye view of Paris and the Exposition. Taken from a captive balloon, the camera being pointed downward so that the exact effect is obtained that one would have in looking over the side car of a balloon.
The Vaquero's Vow Trailer (1908)
16 October 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a man in the bar and in the wedding party in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
The Inner Circle Trailer (1912)
12 August 1912
A lonely widower living in the Italian quarter of the city, whose only solace since the death of his wife is his little child, reluctantly becomes a member of a secret society existent among his countrymen.
The Hungarian Nabob Trailer (1915)
01 December 1915
After Count John Karpathy, belovedly known as the Nabob, falls ill while entertaining the peasants of his estate, his dissolute nephew and sole heir, Count Bela, comes home from Paris to acquire his inheritance.
A Woman Scorned Trailer (1911)
30 November 1911
Thieves follow a doctor as he takes home a large sum of money. Later, when they break into his house, the doctor's wife and daughter are trapped.
The Two Paths Trailer (1911)
02 January 1911
Two sisters, Nellie and Florence, support themselves and their mother by sewing. A man accompanying a wealthy client tempts first Nellie and then Florence to leave with him.
Liberty Belles Trailer (1914)
13 May 1914
Liberty Belles, silent comedy film from 1914 starring Dorothy Gish, Jack Pickford, and Gertrude Bambrick.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene) Trailer (1904)
01 May 1904
What appear to be molds pass some men by on conveyor belts. The men take them off the belt and dump the contents onto the ground.
The Fatal Hour Trailer (1908)
18 August 1908
A young woman (Linda Arvidson) is kidnapped by a band of opportunistic Chinese slavers, led by devious Pong Lee (Harry Solter).
Muggsy Becomes a Hero Trailer (1910)
01 September 1910
Two spinsters on their way to church, are accosted by a couple of burly tramps. When Mabel is called to the church meeting with her mother, she sends Muggsy a note asking him to meet her after the service so he may walk home with her.
Ameta Trailer (1903)
24 April 1903
A filmed record of a fan dancer performing a dance using two white sheets suspended from poles which she frantically twirls around herself to create a succession of patterns.
The Dandy Fifth Trailer (1899)
30 October 1899
Taken during the land parade in honor of Admiral Dewey, just before the turn into 72nd street, with Grant's Tomb and decorated residences in the background.
At the Altar Trailer (1909)
25 February 1909
At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above plebeianism and her aspirations were romantic.
Death's Marathon Trailer (1913)
14 June 1913
Two business partners pursue the same woman. She accepts the marriage proposal of the irresponsible partner, much to her later regret.
A Decree of Destiny Trailer (1911)
06 March 1911
Kenneth Marsden, a young artist in failing health is advised to go south to New Orleans, where he expects to find accommodation with an old-time friend of his mother.
The New York Hat Trailer (1912)
05 December 1912
To fulfill a dying mother's bequest for her daughter, the town pastor purchases the daughter a stylish hat, and gossip spreads through the town.
Men and Women Trailer (1914)
01 August 1914
Robert Stevens robs the bank where he is employed, and through the efforts of Calvin Stedman, the prosecuting attorney, he is sentenced to six years' imprisonment.
Mardi Gras Carnival Trailer (1898)
16 February 1898
The film is part of Eye Filmmuseum’s Mutoscope and Biograph Collection. This collection consists of about 200 films preserved on their original 68 mm format.
Thompson's Night Out Trailer (1908)
02 June 1908
William Thompson and John Smith occupied offices in the same New York skyscraper, and both being seized with an irrepressible desire to cut loose and paint things crimson, arranged it as follows in this Biograph picture.
The Gibson Goddess Trailer (1909)
01 November 1909
A pack of admirers won't leave a beautiful woman alone at a seaside resort, so she devises a plan. She appears in a leg-revealing swimsuit, but the stockings have been stuffed with cotton to make her limbs appear misshapen.
A Child's Faith Trailer (1910)
07 June 1910
A loving father favors a prosperous young man as his daughter’s suitor but disowns her when she chooses a working-class man.
Two Little Waifs Trailer (1910)
31 October 1910
Mrs. Weston’s child dies and she mourns her loss. Meanwhile, two young girls are placed in an orphanage after their mother dies.
White Roses Trailer (1910)
22 December 1910
Harry loved Betty, and vice versa, but Harry was very shy. No matter how he tried, he never could muster up sufficient courage to propose, despite the fact that Betty always endeavored to help him out.
The Sealed Room Trailer (1909)
02 September 1909
The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them.
The Painted Lady Trailer (1912)
24 October 1912
A lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an ice cream social, she meets a young man you seems interested in her.
A Summer Idyll Trailer (1910)
05 September 1910
Rebuffed in his attempts to propose to Cora, Albert elects to take a walking trip through the countryside.
With the Enemy's Help Trailer (1912)
19 August 1912
A discouraged prospector is about to give up his search when he hears his two little children praying, "Please, God, help papa find gold.
A Midnight Cupid Trailer (1910)
03 June 1910
Perry Dudley, a rich eligible bachelor, is bored with his life and longs for a change. Nick, a penniless tramp, has received a letter from the town where he lived as a child, asking him to return home.
The Fight for Freedom Trailer (1908)
17 July 1908
In a saloon in a Mexican border town, a group of cowboys, including a Mexican named Pedro, play poker.
The Curtain Pole Trailer (1909)
15 February 1909
An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first.