Billy Bitzer Movies

"Children in the Surf, Coney Island" is a very short documentary with Billy Bitzer behind the camera.

Numerous women stand in rows at winding machines, taking material from large spools behind them. A male supervisor walks down the aisle, checking the...

People doing the Cake Walk dance on the Beach at Coney Island.

Looking for evidence that her husband may have been unfaithful, a woman is in a hotel, accompanied by a witness, and they are peeking through the...

A turbine is shown operating.

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 film is several vignettes of slap stick presentation of racial stereotypes. We are treated to murderous Mexicans, conniving Jews, brawling Irish,...

Taken at St. John's Home, Coney Island. A large number of boys are bathing in the surf. At a signal the boys leave the water and walk toward the...

A boy takes pictures of everything, including some embarrassing situations. When he projects the pictures on a wall for everyone to see, his father...

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

Based loosely on the once-popular nursery rhyme. A fair is in progress, with refreshments, entertainment, and other activities. As the rest of the...

From what appears to be a furnace, a large, glowing block is lifted with the help of a crane over to a table by a group of men. A hammer comes from...

The subject is the movement of cut timber from the forest to the mill. The few scenes that make up the film are loggers performing the various...

A small child in the surf at the seashore. The child is evidently frightened at the rushing waves and stands terrified until a larger wave than usual...

A two year old baby in a rage at being deprived of his favorite playthings.

A group of men work on various parts of a large generator, assembling the pieces

Two burglars have just entered an elegant-looking home, but before they can proceed, the woman of the house enters the room. One of the burglars...

A procession of American and European automobiles--including such makes as Daimlers, Mercedes, Stanley Steamers and Pierces-- drive up and down the...

A man attempts a series of 'trial marriages' with various women, and eventually gives up on marriage altogether.