The Boston Tea Party is a 1908 silent film directed by Edwin S. Porter, and produced and distributed by Edison Studios.
[2] Described by Edison Films as an "unrivalled historical production of colonial times", the synopsis of scenes was:[3] BEFORE THE STORM.
— "Market Day" — Eager for news — Arrival of hero at tavern — Posted call for mass meeting — Informer (rival of heroine) off to sell information — Heroine welcomes hero.
— Informer reports — Leads soldiers — Off to capture hero — Posting £1,000 reward — Searching house.
— Tea Tax arouses populace — "Sons of Liberty" disguise as Indians — Off to the harbor.
— A dark, silent night — Unexpected attack — Crew overpowered — Piling the tea on deck.