In homage: Florence Georgie in It Happened On 23rd Street, above (1901, dir. Edwin Porter); Marilyn Monroe in publicity still for Seven Year Itch, below (1955, dir. Billy Wilder)

Three American Beauties (1906, dir. Edwin S. Porter)

Porter shot the film in black-and-white, and then had color painted onto each frame. 

Jinnie Frazier is kidnapped in [spoiler!] Rescued from an Eagle’s Nest (1908, dir. Edwin S. Porter) (via)

What’s really causing your nightmares: Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906, dir. Edwin S. Porter) Full film online here.

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906, dir. Edwin S. Porter) (via)