Billy Bitzer Movie Trailers
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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?
Deceived Slumming Party Trailer (1908)
31 July 1908
Old Ezra Perkins, his wife Matilda, and an English gentleman named Reggie take a "rubberneck" sightseeing tour of New York’s Bowery district.
Tender Hearts Trailer (1909)
15 July 1909
A country boy and a city boy are both courting the same girl. The girl sees the country boy's tender treatment of a wounded bird and chooses him.
A Calamitous Elopement Trailer (1908)
07 August 1908
A young couple are enjoying a romantic interlude in the young woman's home, when her father discovers them and angrily chases the young man out of the house.
The Welcome Burglar Trailer (1909)
25 January 1909
“The Biograph people tell an excellent story in this, and tell it so strongly that it grips very close.
Where the Breakers Roar Trailer (1908)
22 September 1908
A group of collegiates decide to go for a splash. A lunatic, having escaped from a nearby asylum, heads for the surf, brandishing a knife.
Trial Marriages Trailer (1907)
17 January 1907
A man attempts a series of 'trial marriages' with various women, and eventually gives up on marriage altogether.
Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works Trailer (1904)
19 May 1904
Employees leaving Westinghouse Works .
The Broken Cross Trailer (1911)
06 April 1911
Before Tom departs for the city, he becomes engaged to Kate. She gives him half of her broken pendant cross, with the agreement that either can end the engagement by sending his or her half to the other.
Resurrection Trailer (1909)
20 May 1909
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime.
The Music Master Trailer (1908)
06 May 1908
What is more miserable than love-blighted life? For the heart that truly loves can never forget. Such is the sad fate of the hero of this Biograph story.
Money Mad Trailer (1908)
04 December 1908
The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar.
A Strange Meeting Trailer (1909)
02 August 1909
Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into helping with the burglary of her minister's apartment, she comes face to face with her misdeeds.
Hard Wash Trailer (1896)
01 June 1896
This scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on Biograph’s programs in London and Paris, as well as various locations in the U.
Romance of a Jewess Trailer (1908)
23 October 1908
This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality.
The Broker's Athletic Typewriter Trailer (1905)
09 May 1905
Boss insists on pawing secretary. She teaches him a lesson.
The Impossible Convicts Trailer (1906)
27 January 1906
Four prisoners, in convicts' stripes, march backwards down stairs and, under the watchful eyes of guards, hop backwards into their cells.
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.
Married for Millions Trailer (1906)
29 December 1906
Early Biograph short on the results of marrying for financial gain.
The Dude and the Burglars Trailer (1903)
13 August 1903
Two burglars have just entered an elegant-looking home, but before they can proceed, the woman of the house enters the room.
The New Dress Trailer (1911)
15 May 1911
Marta asks her husband Jose to buy her a new dress she saw at the market. On his way home, he goes with a friend to a saloon and drunkenly gives the dress to a barmaid.
Bobby's Kodak Trailer (1908)
10 February 1908
A boy takes pictures of everything, including some embarrassing situations. When he projects the pictures on a wall for everyone to see, his father spanks him and smashes the camera.
At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge Trailer (1897)
01 December 1897
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1897.
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.
Duel Scene from Macbeth Trailer (1905)
24 July 1905
Based on a scene from Shakespeare's play: Macbeth, king of Scotland, is being challenged by forces led by Macduff.
Hotel Variety Trailer (1933)
07 January 1933
A New York City boarding house for vaudeville performers, none of whom have any steady work....
The Cricket on the Hearth Trailer (1909)
27 May 1909
After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.
The Princess in the Vase Trailer (1908)
27 February 1908
In ancient Egypt, a princess is executed after being caught in an affair with a Theban warrior, with her soul sealed inside a vase.
The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2 Trailer (1903)
21 July 1903
The second film in the series shows the same girl in a brisk calisthenic exercise.
2 A.M. in the Subway Trailer (1905)
20 June 1905
A constable and a subway attendant are working late at night in an underground station when a well-dressed man with a cigar in his teeth enters with his arms around two women dressed in long skirts and jackets, gloves, and fancy hats.
The Planter's Wife Trailer (1908)
20 October 1908
John Holland, a planter in a small way, is devotedly attached to his wife and infant child. The wife wearies of the monotonous grind of farm life and is easy prey of a contemptible villain, in the person of Tom Roland, the ubiquitous "other man".
American Falls from Goat Island Trailer (1896)
02 October 1896
The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896, while Dickson and Bitzer were filming McKinley and the Empire State Express.
The Christmas Burglars Trailer (1908)
22 December 1908
On a bleak Christmas Eve, a destitute, widowed mother named Mrs. Martin fails to find work. Desperate for food, her young daughter Margie writes a letter to Santa Claus, noting their top-floor apartment address.
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.
Paradise Lost Trailer (1911)
13 April 1911
The Parson and his friend Pete, a worthless inebriate of the village, in a drunken sleep by the roadside.
The Root of Evil Trailer (1912)
18 March 1912
A woman, driven by envy, is convinced that her husband loves another woman, leading her to a vengeful act that ultimately destroys her own happiness.
Sure-Fire Flint Trailer (1922)
25 August 1922
Sure-Fire Flint, an energetic chap just returned from wartime military service, meets June De Lanni, the girl of his dreams, while working as a cabdriver and busboy.
The Trail of Books Trailer (1911)
09 November 1911
Upset that her parents are getting ready to separate a little girl grabs a handful of books and heads off to school without anyone’s knowledge.
A Trip to Salt Lake City Trailer (1905)
05 June 1905
Made in 1905 when short films were still being done in just one shot (for the Kinetoscope peep-show machines) and lasted about 2 minutes, this depicts a Mormon man trying to get his wives and children settled down for the night on a Pullman car in a train.
Willie's Camera Trailer (1903)
06 July 1903
This is a very humorous and a very natural scene. Two mischievous small boys rig up a fake camera with a piece of stove pipe and a box, and persuade a gushing old maid to sit for her picture.
American Falls from Luna Island Trailer (1896)
02 October 1896
The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896, while Dickson and Bitzer were filming McKinley and the Empire State Express.
The Cardinal's Conspiracy Trailer (1909)
12 July 1909
A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave and change clothes.
Teasing Trailer (1905)
11 September 1905
The cameraman photographed over the right shoulder of a young woman reclining on a couch while rebuffing the advances of a young man intent on kissing her.
The Guerrilla Trailer (1908)
13 November 1908
Set during the American Civil War, the film focuses on a group of deserters and renegades who disguise themselves in Confederate uniforms to steal supplies and pillage nearby homes in the countryside.
The Chicken Thief Trailer (1904)
01 December 1904
Two black men are stealing chickens and get chased by the white farmers.
Logging in Maine Trailer (1906)
18 June 1906
The subject is the movement of cut timber from the forest to the mill. The few scenes that make up the film are loggers performing the various operations necessary to prevent logs from jamming together.
Across Brooklyn Bridge Trailer (1899)
22 May 1899
This picture is very novel and interesting. It gives the complete trip from the station at the New York City end of the bridge to the station at the Brooklyn end, as seen from the front end of a third rail car running at high speed.
Orphans in the Surf Trailer (1903)
22 September 1903
Taken at St. John's Home, Coney Island. A large number of boys are bathing in the surf. At a signal the boys leave the water and walk toward the camera.
Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives" Trailer (1903)
13 August 1903
The murder scene from the Broadway play 'King of the Detectives'.
Automobiling Among the Clouds Trailer (1904)
01 August 1904
A procession of American and European automobiles--including such makes as Daimlers, Mercedes, Stanley Steamers and Pierces-- drive up and down the steep roads on Mt.
Children in the Surf at Coney Island Trailer (1904)
18 December 1904
"Children in the Surf, Coney Island" is a very short documentary with Billy Bitzer behind the camera.
Spirit of '76 Trailer (1905)
19 May 1905
This short film, done by The American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, shows the historical legend of the three men - two drums and a fife player - forever remembered as "The Spirit of '76.
The Giddy Dancing Master Trailer (1903)
11 June 1903
The dancing master is a dapper little fellow who has been engaged to instruct two pretty girls in some of the niceties of stage dancing.
A Ballroom Tragedy Trailer (1905)
22 June 1905
A woman sneaks up behind a seated couple, stabs the woman in the back, and makes an escape.
Stealing a Dinner Trailer (1899)
30 April 1899
“Another exhibition by Prof. Leonidas' troop of cats and dogs. One of the dogs is shown stealing his dinner from the table in his master's absence.
A Kentucky Feud Trailer (1905)
07 November 1905
A fictionalized account of the Hatfields and the McCoys.
Expert Bag Punching Trailer (1903)
22 July 1903
A remarkable exhibition by Gus Keller, novelty bag puncher of the New Polo Athletic Association. In seven scenes with dissolving effects.
Betsy Ross Dance Trailer (1903)
22 June 1903
Presumably the woman is Betsy Ross, and she's quite a pretty woman with tumbling dark hair and coltish legs.