Edison Manufacturing Company
The Edison Studios was an American film production company.
history
The studio was founded by Thomas Alva Edison in 1894. It was involved in the production of over 1200 films, including 54 feature films. From 1894 to 1911 it was called the Edison Manufacturing Company and from 1911 to 1918 until its closure in 1918 it was called Thomas A. Edison, Inc. The principal director of the studio was Edwin S. Porter , the most famous films today are The Kiss (1896) and The great train robbery (1903).
Between 1900 and 1907 in particular, the studio also produced influential comedies, including Uncle Josh, the first ever film series, before the star comedies of other studios with Max Linder , John Bunny , Mabel Normand etc. overtook them. In addition to the first film series, What Happened to Mary was also the first US film series to emerge from Edison Studios.
Productions (selection)
- 1894: Fred Ott's Sneeze
- 1894: Bucking Broncho
- 1895: Princess Ali
- 1896: the kiss
- 1896: The Lone Fisherman
- 1896: Watermelon Contest
- 1898: The Passion Play of Oberammergau
- 1898: The Ball Game
- 1898: Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
- 1900: Faust and Marguerite
- 1900: The Mystic Swing
- 1900: Uncle Josh's Nightmare
- 1900: Uncle Josh at a Spooky Hotel
- 1900: An Artist's Dream
- 1901: Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King
- 1901: Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce
- 1901: The Gordon Sisters Boxing
- 1901: What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City
- 1901: The Martyred Presidents
- 1902: Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
- 1902: Life of an American Fireman
- 1902: Fun in a Bakery Shop
- 1903: Electrocuting to Elephant
- 1903: Uncle Tom's Cabin
- 1903: Move On
- 1903: The great train robbery
- 1904: Maniac Chase
- 1904: Battle of Chemulpo Bay
- 1904: Dog Factory
- 1904: European Rest Cure
- 1904: The Suburbanite
- 1905: The Night Before Christmas
- 1906: Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
- 1906: Getting Evidence
- 1907: College Chums
- 1907: Laughing Gas
- 1908: Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
- 1910: Frankenstein
- 1910: Alice in Wonderland
- 1912: What Happened to Mary ( Serial )
- 1912: The Land beyond the Sunset
- 1912: A Suffragette in Spite of Himself
- 1912: The Totville Eye
Web links
- Edison Manufacturing Company in the Internet Movie Database (English)