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1. The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002 Video)
45 min | Documentary, Short, Horror
This is a documentary on the making of the masterpiece "Frankenstein" from 1931. Every aspect of the above movie is covered and detailed. From the initial involvement from director Robert ... See full summary »
Director: David J. Skal | Stars: David J. Skal, Rudy Behlmer, Sara Karloff, Bob Madison
Votes: 357
2. Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
"This film is remarkable in several respects. In the first place, it is full life-size. Secondly, it is the only accurate recent portrait of the great inventor. The scene is an actual one, ... See full summary »
Director: James H. White | Star: Thomas A. Edison
Votes: 724
3. Pie Eating 101: 101 Years of Pie (2001)
14 min | Short
Commemorates the 101-year anniversary of Thomas Edison's "Pie Eating Contest" (1897) with an experimental video reenactment. A stroboscopic vomit sequence is converted from analogue to ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Coonley | Stars: Ben Coonley, Josh Morsell, Brantley Turner
4. The Stenographer's Friend; or, What Was Accomplished by an Edison Business Phonograph (1910)
Not Rated | 8 min | Short
It's a busy day at the office, and the stenographer is exhausted from trying to keep up with the demands on her skills. Even when she stays late, she cannot catch up with all of the work. ... See full summary »
Stars: John R. Cumpson, Ethel Jewett, Marc McDermott
Votes: 148
6. Filming Violence, 1891 - 1903 (2007)
14 min | Short
The archaic symbol of boxing-fights, the artistic gunshots of Annie Oakley or war. Mankind is fascinated by violence in it's various forms. A collage about violence and it's first representations on film.
Director: Patrick Dorner
7. The Littlest Expert on Great Inventions (1952)
Approved | 10 min | Short
A hodge-podge of archive footage, with a commentary-narration by a Little Mr. I. Q.-type kid, looking at inventions from the past. This one takes a look at the Wright Brothers and their ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Herman | Star: Ward Wilson
8. Marksman (2007)
14 min | Short, Comedy
When a group of misfit criminals steal a new invention from Thomas Edison's lab, inept marksman Doyle P. Feldman is swept up in a wacky adventure to get it back.
Director: Matt Stokes | Stars: Kellen Blair, Brandon Brendel, Ed Gale, Jack Nathan Harding
Votes: 24
9. Servant of Mankind (1940)
Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
This short dramatizes how profoundly the inventions of Thomas A. Edison have affected the world in which we live. In addition to the electric light, Edison developed the system of ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas A. Edison, Frank Whitbeck
Votes: 86
10. The Miracle of Sound (1940)
Passed | 11 min | Documentary, Short
MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer takes us for a behind the scenes look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created. Uses Bitter Sweet (1940) (a Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Shearer | Stars: Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer
Votes: 289
11.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
(1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer's midlife crisis leads to a disastrous attempt at being an inventor.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,965
12.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Edison's Miracle of Light
(1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Thomas Edison's creation of a safe electric light system.
Director: John W. Walter | Stars: Peter Coyote, Thomas A. Edison
Votes: 15
13.
Animated Hero Classics (1991–2005)
Episode:
Thomas Edison and the Electric Light
(1993)
30 min | Animation
We enter the world of a century ago, a world lit by gaslight. It is Menlo Park, New Jersey in 1877. Thomas Edison and his team are completing work on a new invention - the phonograph. ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Joe Hilsee, Barry Kraft, Victor Humphries, Paul O'Connor
Votes: 22
14.
Wow, I Never Knew That! (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #1.13
(2011)
TV-PG | 23 min | History
In this episode of Wow, I Never Knew That, Got milk? Or something like it? We all know milk is a delicious and nutritious way to build healthy bones and bodies. But what if you're lactose ... See full summary »
Director: David Harris Katz | Star: Jeff Johnson