American Mutoscope Biograph Movies

  • 1904
    Taping Coils

    Taping Coils

    Taping Coils

    3.61904HD

    Numerous women stand at several rows of tables where they appear to be wrapping tape around some devices, presumably coils. Male supervisors walk down...

    Taping Coils
  • 1912
    The Informer

    The Informer

    The Informer

    01912HD

    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 durin...

    The Informer
  • 1904
    Personal

    Personal

    Personal

    4.951904HD

    A man who has placed a personal advertisement for a prospective wife goes to wait at the meeting place that he designated. Soon a woman comes in respo...

    Personal
  • 1899
    In the Grip of the Blizzard

    In the Grip of the Blizzard

    In the Grip of the Blizzard

    5.31899HD

    "This is a very remarkable picture, showing Union Square, New York City, during the great March blizzard of 1899. The camera was stationed at the corn...

    In the Grip of the Blizzard
  • 1910
    The Newlyweds

    The Newlyweds

    The Newlyweds

    51910HD

    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 id...

    The Newlyweds
  • 1914
    For Her People

    For Her People

    For Her People

    01914HD

    The art students invite the girl across the way to their party. She comes and they make much of her, not knowing that she is queen of Barsonia, living...

    For Her People
  • 1908
    The King's Messenger

    The King's Messenger

    The King's Messenger

    11908HD

    Mack Sennett appears as a soldier in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

    The King's Messenger
  • 1912
    Won by a Fish

    Won by a Fish

    Won by a Fish

    41912HD

    Papa becomes so miserable over his bad luck as a fisherman, it causes him to reject Harry, his daughter's sweetheart, who tease him about it. The next...

    Won by a Fish
  • 1903
    Happy Hooligan Interferes

    Happy Hooligan Interferes

    Happy Hooligan Interferes

    41903HD

    An organ-grinder is playing beneath the window of a cranky old woman. She objects strenuously. The organ-grinder, egged on by Hooligan, keeps on playi...

    Happy Hooligan Interferes
  • 1912
    Iola's Promise

    Iola's Promise

    Iola's Promise

    51912HD

    Iola, the little Indian girl, is held captive by a gang of cutthroats but is soon rescued by Jack Harper, a prospector. She is truly grateful to Jack,...

    Iola's Promise
  • 1905
    Panorama from Times Building, New York

    Panorama from Times Building, New York

    Panorama from Times Building, New York

    5.21905HD

    The camera is high above Manhattan near the top of the Times Building, pointing down.

    Panorama from Times Building, New York
  • 1912
    A Lodging for the Night

    A Lodging for the Night

    A Lodging for the Night

    5.6671912HD

    Dick Logan, a young writer, stops at a little border town and takes lodging at the Mexican Inn. Two tramps see the amount of money he has and plan to...

    A Lodging for the Night
  • 1900
    How They Rob Men in Chicago

    How They Rob Men in Chicago

    How They Rob Men in Chicago

    4.51900HD

    A burlesque on the work of highwaymen in Chicago. An elderly gentleman is sandbagged and robbed by a thug, who inadvertently leaves some money on the...

    How They Rob Men in Chicago
  • 1910
    The Song of the Wildwood Flute

    The Song of the Wildwood Flute

    The Song of the Wildwood Flute

    01910HD

    Her trademarked curls hidden under a black wig, Mary Pickford stars as a wide-eyed Indian maiden. Two braves vie for the heroine's affections, leading...

    The Song of the Wildwood Flute
  • 1905
    Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

    Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

    Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

    3.81905HD

    Based loosely on the once-popular nursery rhyme. A fair is in progress, with refreshments, entertainment, and other activities. As the rest of the cro...

    Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
  • 1904
    Coil Winding Section E

    Coil Winding Section E

    Coil Winding Section E

    4.31904HD

    Rows of women are shown at tables with winding machines. They wind using material from spools behind them, apparently putting the finished products on...

    Coil Winding Section E
  • 1899
    The Dandy Fifth

    The Dandy Fifth

    The Dandy Fifth

    31899HD

    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 backg...

    The Dandy Fifth
  • 1904
    The Chicken Thief

    The Chicken Thief

    The Chicken Thief

    01904HD

    Two black men are stealing chickens and get chased by the white farmers.

    The Chicken Thief
  • 1913
    Broken Ways

    Broken Ways

    Broken Ways

    01913HD

    In this story the young wife concerned is called upon to solve a rather momentous question. After separating from her husband, whom she has discovered...

    Broken Ways
  • 1909
    Fools of Fate

    Fools of Fate

    Fools of Fate

    4.3751909HD

    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 h...

    Fools of Fate