Billy Bitzer Movies

  • 1908
    The Invisible Fluid

    The Invisible Fluid

    The Invisible Fluid

    51908HD

    Had the poor melancholy Dane, Hamlet, lived in this, the twentieth century, he would never have given voice to the remark, "Oh, that this too, too...

    The Invisible Fluid
  • 1904
    Welding the Big Ring

    Welding the Big Ring

    Welding the Big Ring

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    A group of men weld one area of a large ring in a fire. They lift the ring, which is hanging horizontally on chains, out of the fire. Four men hammer...

    Welding the Big Ring
  • 1904
    The Coney Island Beach Patrol

    The Coney Island Beach Patrol

    The Coney Island Beach Patrol

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    Two small boys with policemen's hats and nightsticks are struggling with another small boy. The object of their struggle seems to be to arrest him....

    The Coney Island Beach Patrol
  • 1905
    A Trip to Salt Lake City

    A Trip to Salt Lake City

    A Trip to Salt Lake City

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    Made in 1905 when short films were still being done in just one shot (for the Kinetoscope peep-show machines) and lasted about 2 minutes, this...

    A Trip to Salt Lake City
  • 1903
    The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2

    The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2

    The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2

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    The second film in the series shows the same girl in a brisk calisthenic exercise.

    The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2
  • 1906
    From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies

    From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies

    From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies

    5.61906HD

    A train traveling through the Rockies is held up and boarded by two thugs. They rob the wealthy occupants at gunpoint and then make their getaway by...

    From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
  • 1905
    The Broker's Athletic Typewriter

    The Broker's Athletic Typewriter

    The Broker's Athletic Typewriter

    71905HD

    Boss insists on pawing secretary. She teaches him a lesson.

    The Broker's Athletic Typewriter
  • 1911
    Madame Rex

    Madame Rex

    Madame Rex

    01911HD

    Located in the south of France, a woman, who, after the death of her husband, is forced to assume the management of the Gambling Casino, of which he...

    Madame Rex
  • 1904
    The Baby and the Puppies

    The Baby and the Puppies

    The Baby and the Puppies

    01904HD

    A large size view of a pretty baby playing with half-dozen little puppies on the sand at the seashore. The action is very cunning and the...

    The Baby and the Puppies
  • 1903
    Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians

    Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians

    Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians

    5.21903HD

    Showing two typical concert hall knock-about teams in a very poor performance. It ends up in their being egged by the audience.

    Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians
  • 1905
    A Ballroom Tragedy

    A Ballroom Tragedy

    A Ballroom Tragedy

    5.41905HD

    A woman sneaks up behind a seated couple, stabs the woman in the back, and makes an escape.

    A Ballroom Tragedy
  • 1909
    The Mended Lute

    The Mended Lute

    The Mended Lute

    4.61909HD

    In an Indian tribe, a girl escapes from her father and suitor to be with the man she loves.

    The Mended Lute
  • 1908
    A Famous Escape

    A Famous Escape

    A Famous Escape

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    In Civil War days, a soldier is seen leaving his home to join the Union army. Later he and a group of soldiers are captured and imprisoned by the...

    A Famous Escape
  • 1908
    Mixed Babies

    Mixed Babies

    Mixed Babies

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    Mixed Babies
  • 1896
    Hard Wash

    Hard Wash

    Hard Wash

    11896HD

    This scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on...

    Hard Wash
  • 1903
    The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1

    The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1

    The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1

    81903HD

    First film in the series, showing a pretty girl exercising with chest weights.

    The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1
  • 1903
    Murder Scene from

    Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives"

    Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives"

    91903HD

    The murder scene from the Broadway play 'King of the Detectives'.

    Murder Scene from
  • 1904
    Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

    Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

    Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

    5.31904HD

    A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side. Carts carrying...

    Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
  • 1903
    Happy Hooligan Interferes

    Happy Hooligan Interferes

    Happy Hooligan Interferes

    5.41903HD

    An organ-grinder is playing beneath the window of a cranky old woman. She objects strenuously. The organ-grinder, egged on by Hooligan, keeps on...

    Happy Hooligan Interferes
  • 1904
    The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge

    The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge

    The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge

    4.41904HD

    A view of the opening ceromonies for New York's Williamsburg Bridge.

    The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge