Directing
William Heise
1847-10-01 · Germany
William Heise was an American film cinematographer and director, active in the 1890s. Along with William K.L. Dickson, Heise was one of the most prolific filmmakers of the nascent days of cinema. Together, both men worked on many of the early shorts produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and were credited for more than 175 short silent films, capturing numerous scenes of everyday life as well as different aspects of performance and sport.
Known for
The Kiss
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Blacksmithing Scene
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Newark Athlete
Carmencita
Dickson Greeting
Annie Oakley
The Boxing Cats
Monkeyshines, No. 2
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Men Boxing
Caicedo (with Pole)
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Butterfly Dances
Ten Pickaninnies
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
A Bucking Broncho
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
An Unwelcome Visitor
Shooting Captured Insurgents
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
A Street Arab
The Ball Game
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
Sea Waves
Snowballing the Coasters
Hockey Match on the Ice
Alciede Capitane
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Crissie Sheridan
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Pie Eating Contest
Dancing Darkey Boy
Single Harness Horses
Ambulance at the Accident
Fisherman's Luck
Charity Ball
Bowery Waltz
Ambulance Call
Admiral Cigarette
Buffalo Stockyards
Falls of Minnehaha
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Water Fall in the Catskills
Racing at Sheepshead Bay
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Pillow Fight
The Dolorita Passion Dance
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
Fifth Avenue, New York
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