William Heise Movies
- 1895
Trilby Dance
Trilby Dance01895HD
The Leigh Sisters perform a risqué Trilby-inspired dance with an umbrella. Scene from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.
- 1895
Hypnotic Scene
Hypnotic Scene01895HD
The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform various humorous acts in a Trilby segment from David...
- 1897
Bowery Waltz
Bowery Waltz3.51897HD
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...
- 1896
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
The Bad Boy and the Gardener41896HD
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,...
- 1897
Fisherman's Luck
Fisherman's Luck3.21897HD
"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...
- 1897
Single harness horses
Single harness horses11897HD
Shows ten horses hitched to fashionable carts driven past the judges and grandstand to show their style, action and high-stepping movements. Among...
- 1897
Pie Eating Contest
Pie Eating Contest3.81897HD
"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...
- 1896
A Morning Alarm
A Morning Alarm71896HD
"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...
- 1895
Silver Dance
Silver Dance11895HD
The participants are natives of Ceylon. Their dance is very interesting being so different from Western ideas of harmonies of motion.
- 1897
Admiral Cigarette
Admiral Cigarette7.51897HD
Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
- 1897
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun3.31897HD
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:...
- 1898
A Bucking Broncho
A Bucking Broncho31898HD
Views of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.
- 1898
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag41898HD
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....
- 1898
An Unwelcome Visitor
An Unwelcome Visitor21898HD
Director: William Heise Production Company: Edison Manufacturing Company Country: USA
- 1898
Snowballing the Coasters
Snowballing the Coasters21898HD
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.
- 1897
The Dolorita Passion Dance
The Dolorita Passion Dance01897HD
"Musicians are seated, playing, while the graceful Dolorita dances. It is the Danse-du-Ventre, the famous Oriental muscle dance."