American Mutoscope & Biograph Movie Trailers

Saved from Himself Trailer (1911)

10 December 1911

Joseph Graybill, learning that his friends have been making a lot of money in the stock market, takes a flyer himself.

In the Border States Trailer (1910)

13 June 1910

During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leaves, Confederate troops forage on his property, where a soldier encounters one of his daughters.

Princess Rajah Dance Trailer (1904)

03 June 1904

A woman stands in front of a building, a chair to her left, dressed in black, full skirt, quarter sleeves, and a scooped bodice.

His Sister-In-Law Trailer (1910)

15 December 1910

Eva and Blanche are inseparable sisters living with a maiden aunt. But Eva marries a suitor named John, to Blanche’s great dismay, and starts married life in a nearby apartment.

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful Trailer (1910)

22 August 1910

In a quaint fishing village Bill and Mary are childhood sweethearts. Ten years roll by, and the boy, now a young man, gives the girl a ring and they now renew their vows.

The Golden Supper Trailer (1910)

12 December 1910

Julian loves his cousin and foster sister Camilla, who is wooed and won by Lionel, his friend and rival.

The Primal Call Trailer (1911)

21 June 1911

A young woman who is engaged to a millionaire she doesn't love meets and falls in love with a rough sailor.

Broadway & Union Square, New York Trailer (1901)

19 August 1901

Photographed: August 19, 1901. Location: Broadway and 14th Street, New York, N.Y. Duration: 0:22 at 15 fps.

Bobby the Coward Trailer (1911)

13 July 1911

Bobby's girlfriend thinks he's a coward when he refuses to fight a gang of toughs after they insult him.

The Light That Came Trailer (1909)

11 November 1909

A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his sight is restored?

Nursing a Viper Trailer (1909)

03 November 1909

During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat bursts into the couple's home.

The Power of the Press Trailer (1914)

01 October 1914

An innocent man, serving a sentence of five years in prison through the perjured testimony of the real criminal, Steve Carson, foreman of a shipyard, strikes up a warm friendship with his cellmate, Harold Norwood, a defaulting paying teller.

That Chink at Golden Gulch Trailer (1910)

10 October 1910

In China, before leaving for America, Charlie Lee promises that he will never dishonour his family by cutting his pigtail.

The Widow's Kids Trailer (1913)

04 August 1913

In spite of their oversupply of energy, their Pa-to-be just doted on the kids. The fascinating traveling salesman, who won away their fickle Ma, did not, but through the widow's deception, the kids won the parent of their hearts.

The Newlyweds Trailer (1910)

03 March 1910

A young man and a young woman, each unlucky in love, determine never to marry. But Cupid (and two separate bands of misinformed revelers) has other ideas.

Mr. Jones’ Burglar Trailer (1909)

09 August 1909

Mr. Jones stays out late playing poker with his buddies. While he's gone, a burglar starts to break into his home.

The Call to Arms Trailer (1910)

25 July 1910

A Feudal Lord and his bride were visited by their cousin at a time when this Lord was presenting to his bride the family heirloom the Great Ruby of Irskaat.

Fools of Fate Trailer (1909)

06 October 1909

Fanny is the wife of Ben Webster, a trapper, and while he is an affectionate and dutiful husband, she yearns for something which appears better than her lot.

Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works Trailer (1904)

19 May 1904

Employees leaving Westinghouse Works .

The Speed Demon Trailer (1912)

14 July 1912

An ambitious race driver who is not allowed to compete decides to outwit his competitors.

Papa's Baby Trailer (1913)

14 August 1913

To be a fond and devoted parent, and to be unable to play with the heaven of your heart is indeed a cruel decree.

Love in Quarantine Trailer (1910)

17 November 1910

A quarrelling couple are forced to quarantine together after the household maid becomes ill of an infectious disease.

Help! Help! Trailer (1912)

10 April 1912

A send-up of Griffith's THE LONELY VILLA and other movies of that sort, such as THE GIRLS AND DADDY, THE LONEDALE OPERATOR and many others, as the heroine, thinking that burglars are trying to break into her home phones her husband at the office, who rushes home.

Women of the Ghetto Bathing Trailer (1901)

15 July 1901

The subject is a group of women bathing in a public swimming pool. The camera was placed on the edge of the pool and the full extent of the film shows the women in the pool.

Over Route of Roosevelt Parade in an Automobile Trailer (1903)

01 June 1903

We have just received from our operators accompanying President Roosevelt on his great tour of the Pacific Coast, a splendid series of films covering his reception in San Francisco.

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Trailer (1903)

19 August 1903

A study in moods. A handsome girl is plucking the petals of a daisy, and repeating the well-known doggerel.

The Diamond Star Trailer (1911)

20 February 1911

When John Wilson comes home drunk, his marriage collapses, and he agrees to live separately from his wife in their apartment.

Just Like a Woman Trailer (1912)

18 April 1912

When the suitor of the daughter of an apparently wealthy widow finds out that the oil stocks, in which her late husband's fortune is invested, are worthless, he finds the daughter less attractive.

The Ghost Train Trailer (1901)

01 January 1901

Special effects film with a train double exposed on the negative, creating a ghostly image.

At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge Trailer (1897)

01 December 1897

Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1897.

The Restoration Trailer (1909)

08 November 1909

A husband suspects his wife of an affair. The wife's cousin borrows a shawl to meet her lover in the garden.

The Voice of the Violin Trailer (1909)

18 March 1909

A music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his hurt he joins an anarchist group who plan to blow up a rich capitalist's house.

The Indian Brothers Trailer (1911)

16 July 1911

A renegade Indian kills a chief who has insulted him. The chief's brother swears vengeance and pursues the renegade, overtaking him just in time to rescue him from another tribe who are angry with him for stealing a horse.

A Child's Impulse Trailer (1910)

27 June 1910

Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the several professions, actors, artists, musicians, etc.

An Execution by Hanging Trailer (1898)

06 July 1898

A depiction in the hanging of Edward Heinson, an assumed criminal assault convict in Jacksonville, Florida.

Under the Gaslight Trailer (1914)

01 December 1914

Heroine Laura suffers spectacularly as her romance with her soldier sweetheart is destroyed by malicious gossip.

The Dewey Arch Trailer (1899)

10 October 1899

A view of the arch from Fifth Avenue, the day after the great Dewey parade, showing the crowd of sight-seers, traffic, etc.

Tying Up Bags for Train, U.S.P.O. Trailer (1903)

01 August 1903

Another short entry in a series about the banality of postal delivery.

Those Little Flowers Trailer (1913)

31 July 1913

Quite harmless in themselves, but when Mrs. Ronald G. Saunders saw her faithless lord purchasing the innocent blossoms, she was for a divorce right away.

Casting a Guide Box Trailer (1904)

01 May 1904

A large bucket full of molten material is poured into a large container, possibly a mold, by a group of men using machinery.

Around the Big Curves on the Manhattan Elevated R.R. Trailer (1899)

25 March 1899

Taken from the front end of a locomotive following an express train at high speed around the high curves of the Ninth Avenue Elevated, from the 104th to 116th Street station.

President McKinley's Inspection of Camp Wikoff Trailer (1898)

20 September 1898

This picture has been very popular wherever it has been shown on the Biograph. To begin with, the film is unusually fine photographically, and the picture is taken from a point of view which shows the immense distances of Camp Wikoff with its multitude of tents in the background.

Anna Held Trailer (1901)

23 May 1901

Stage star Anna Held (1872-1918) riffs on her once-famous scene from the comedy Papa's Wife (1899-1901) featuring a naif getting tipsy on her first champagne, in this "photographic interview", filmed in 68mm by Frederick S.

Skating in Central Park Trailer (1900)

01 February 1900

An interesting view of Central Park before there was a skyline of buildings. All along the length of the park on both sides and to the north, with the exception of the Dakota Apartments located at 72nd Street and Central Park West, It was virtually impossible to see anything other than sky above the trees.

The President's Carriage Trailer (1903)

01 June 1903

We have just received from our operators accompanying President Roosevelt on his great tour of the Pacific Coast, a splendid series of films covering his reception in San Francisco.

Moulin Rouge Dancers Trailer (1898)

22 May 1898

Four women dressed in the costume of the era perform a can-can. They were photographed from a single camera position.

The Face at the Window Trailer (1910)

10 May 1910

Like his father before him, Ralph is admitted to the Graduate Club upon completing his studies at the university.

Parke Davis' Employees Trailer (1899)

30 July 1899

Showing the employees leaving the factory at noon.

Hurdle Jumping; by Trained Dogs Trailer (1899)

27 July 1899

"An exhibition of Prof. Leonidas's trained animals. A cat is stretched across two chairs, and a number of dogs of different breeds jump over her.

Wounded Soldiers Embarking in Row Boats Trailer (1898)

30 July 1898

This picture was taken after the battle of Las Guaymas, and shows a large number of wounded soldiers embarking in a rowboat from an extemporized dock.

A Perilous Proceeding Trailer (1901)

30 September 1901

At a building being constructed at Broadway and 13th Street in Manhattan, a boom or crane from which a platform is suspended on a cable first pulls the platform up, then swings it out from the top floor where it's been resting, and then gradually lowers it seven-plus stories to the ground below.

Aguinaldo's Navy Trailer (1900)

01 May 1900

A splendid scene, showing a large number of curious Filipino boats being worked on the Pasig River near Manila by natives.

Kindergarten Ball Game Trailer (1904)

01 November 1904

Basically, all we see is a group of kids of varying ages bouncing toy balls on the classroom floor then throwing them up in the air.

The Lady in Black Trailer (1913)

11 September 1913

Behold in this film the villain up to his dirty work again, but if you watch the persistent young hero carefully, you will see him gallantly rescue the lady in black about to be burned at the stake, while at the same time he saved the fair heroine from the mad ambition of her father about to marry her to the dastardly ex-governor of Utah.

Her Terrible Ordeal Trailer (1910)

10 January 1910

A young secretary is locked in an airtight vault by a robber. Only her boss knows the combination, and he is off on a journey.

Jeffries-Sharkey Contest Trailer (1899)

01 November 1899

Twenty-five round fight.

An Historic Feat Trailer (1900)