William Heise Movies

  • 1895
    Trilby Dance

    Trilby Dance

    Trilby Dance

    01895HD

    The Leigh Sisters perform a risqué Trilby-inspired dance with an umbrella. Scene from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

    Trilby Dance
  • 1895
    Hypnotic Scene

    Hypnotic Scene

    Hypnotic Scene

    01895HD

    The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform various humorous acts in a Trilby segment from David...

    Hypnotic Scene
  • 1897
    Bowery Waltz

    Bowery Waltz

    Bowery Waltz

    3.51897HD

    A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white...

    Bowery Waltz
  • 1896
    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    41896HD

    A lady watering the garden with a hose, a mischievous boy stops the flow of water until she looks for the cause, when he permits the water to flow,...

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener
  • 1897
    Fisherman's Luck

    Fisherman's Luck

    Fisherman's Luck

    3.21897HD

    "Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length of stovepipe. The other is so astonished that he falls...

    Fisherman's Luck
  • 1897
    Single harness horses

    Single harness horses

    Single harness horses

    11897HD

    Shows ten horses hitched to fashionable carts driven past the judges and grandstand to show their style, action and high-stepping movements. Among...

    Single harness horses
  • 1897
    Pie Eating Contest

    Pie Eating Contest

    Pie Eating Contest

    3.81897HD

    "Two men, with hands tied, are eating huckleberry pies for a wager, direct from the plates. Their faces and shirts are clean when they start. Extra...

    Pie Eating Contest
  • 1896
    A Morning Alarm

    A Morning Alarm

    A Morning Alarm

    71896HD

    "This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the...

    A Morning Alarm
  • 1895
    Silver Dance

    Silver Dance

    Silver Dance

    11895HD

    The participants are natives of Ceylon. Their dance is very interesting being so different from Western ideas of harmonies of motion.

    Silver Dance
  • 1897
    Admiral Cigarette

    Admiral Cigarette

    Admiral Cigarette

    7.51897HD

    Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

    Admiral Cigarette
  • 1897
    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    3.31897HD

    This single camera position film shows an officer and six enlisted men of the army as they demonstrate the assembly drill of a gatling gun. See also:...

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
  • 1898
    A Bucking Broncho

    A Bucking Broncho

    A Bucking Broncho

    31898HD

    Views of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.

    A Bucking Broncho
  • 1898
    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    41898HD

    The stars-and-stripes and the flag of Cuba Libre flutter in the breeze, one after the other. Very dramatic. Appeals to the popular sentiment....

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
  • 1898
    An Unwelcome Visitor

    An Unwelcome Visitor

    An Unwelcome Visitor

    21898HD

    Director: William Heise Production Company: Edison Manufacturing Company Country: USA

    An Unwelcome Visitor
  • 1898
    Snowballing the Coasters

    Snowballing the Coasters

    Snowballing the Coasters

    21898HD

    The children come sliding down the hill on their sleds, and run the gauntlet of volleys of snowballs thrown by boys on both sides of the street.

    Snowballing the Coasters
  • 1897
    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    01897HD

    "Musicians are seated, playing, while the graceful Dolorita dances. It is the Danse-du-Ventre, the famous Oriental muscle dance."

    The Dolorita Passion Dance