Genre: Western

Direction William Kennedy Laurie Dickson · William Heise

Synopsis A fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular broncho is an unusually wicked one.

Direction William Kennedy Laurie Dickson

Synopsis The 'Little Sure Shot' of the 'Wild West.' Exhibition of Rifle Shooting at Glass Balls, etc. (from the Edison Catalog)

Direction William Kennedy Laurie Dickson · William Heise

Synopsis A group of Sioux Indians from Buffalo Bill's Wild West exhibition demonstrates a dance called a "ghost dance".

Direction William Kennedy Laurie Dickson

Cast Hair Coat · Parts His Hair · Last Horse

Synopsis Three Sioux Indians perform a 'buffalo dance', while two others use drums to supply a rhythm. The three dancers move around in a circle as they perform the various actions that are part of the dance.

Direction James H. White

Synopsis A vignette of a barroom/liquor-store in the West, no plot per se. However this short is usually regarded as the first "Western" in the sense that it depicts a western scene.

Direction Edwin S. Porter

Cast Bronco Billy Anderson · A.C. Abadie · Justus D. Barnes · Donald Gallaher

Synopsis This picture, directed and scripted by Edwin S. Porter, introduced the first cinematic cowboy star, Bronco Billy Anderson. Anderson plays several roles in this action-packed depiction of outlaws ambushing a steam train. A breakthrough achievement in motion picture history, this...

Direction Edwin S. Porter

Synopsis In this parody of 1903's The Great Train Robbery (1903), also made by Edwin S. Porter, young bandits rob the passengers of a kiddie train and are chased by police officers.

Direction Francis J. Marion · Wallace McCutcheon

Synopsis From the point of view of the front end of a train, a group of robbers on a handcar rob the train and murder one of its crew.

Direction Bronco Billy Anderson

Cast Bronco Billy Anderson

Direction William Tilghman

Cast Al Jennings · Frank Canton · Quanah Parker · Heck Thomas

Synopsis A gang of outlaws are planning a bank robbery. After making preparations, they commit the robbery and make their escape amidst a sharp exchange of bullets. They return to their meeting place, and then hurriedly continue onwards, with lawmen close...

Direction Francis Boggs

Synopsis The story is woven about an old cattle raiser, John Ralston, whose annoyance at the depredations on his stock by a hand of rustlers leads him to offer a reward for their capture.

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast James Kirkwood · Marion Leonard · Arthur V. Johnson · Linda Arvidson

Synopsis This story of the Black Hills consistently tells of the unrequited love of a Sioux brave for his chief's daughter, and how he premonished the awful results of her ominous marriage with a white cowboy. Clear Eyes, the daughter of...

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Owen Moore · Frank Powell · Mary Pickford · Arthur V. Johnson

Synopsis An Indian comforts a dying prospector in his last moments. In exchange, the prospector tells him the location of his gold claim. A group of cowboys tries to get the information and go as far as kidnapping the Indian's wife.

Direction Francis Boggs · Otis Turner

Cast Mac Barnes · William Garwood · Adrienne Kroell · William Stowell

Synopsis Bud Noble, a handsome specimen of manhood, is foreman on the Circle “D” ranch outside of Circle City, Idaho, and our opening scene pictures Bud as the cowboy roping and tying a steer. With its bucking bronchos, pitching mustangs, bucking...

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Florence Lawrence · Frank Powell · Owen Moore · James Kirkwood

Synopsis Rising Moon loves Little Bear, but her father prefers Standing Rock, a richer suitor. Standing Rock takes her to his teepee under guard, but she escapes and joins Little Bear as they attempt to escape.

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Owen Moore · James Kirkwood · Kate Bruce · Charles Craig

Synopsis An Indian village is forced to leave its land by white settlers, and must make a long and weary journey to find a new home. The settlers make one young Indian woman stay behind. This woman is thus separated from...

Direction Fred J. Balshofer

Cast James Young Deer · Red Wing

Direction Sidney Olcott

Cast Gene Gauntier · Robert G. Vignola

Synopsis A Navajo chief organizes a footrace competition among three suitors to marry her daughter Ivy. The winner is not Ivy's favorite, but he will get a second chance when a horse thief appears.

Direction Jack Gavin

Cast Jack Gavin · Ruby Butler · H.A. Forsyth

Synopsis Frederick Ward is accused of cattle theft and sent to Cockatoo island for seven years. After he escapes he finds that his fiancée has died of grief. For revenge he undertakes a life of crime.

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Mary Pickford · Alfred Paget · Arthur V. Johnson · Kate Bruce

Synopsis Civilization as it appealed to the Indian maiden. A party of tourists visit an Indian Tillage and are charmed by the pretty little Indian girl, who offers for their consideration ornaments and beads. A book of civilization falls into her...