Cast & Crew

Directing

Edwin S. Porter

Actor

Director

Writer

Producer

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1982

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

As Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982

1903

Life of an American Fireman

As Policeman

1903

1915

The Prince and the Pauper

Director

1915

Bella Donna

Director

1915

Zaza

Director

1915

The White Pearl

Director

1915

Sold

Director

1915

The Eternal City

Director

1915

When We Were Twenty-One

Director

1915

Niobe

Director

1915

The Morals of Marcus

Director

1915

1914

The Crucible

Director

1914

Such a Little Queen

Director

1914

Tess of the Storm Country

Director

1914

A Good Little Devil

Director

1914

Hearts Adrift

Director

1914

1913

The Count of Monte Cristo

Director

1913

His Neighbor's Wife

Director

1913

In the Bishop's Carriage

Director

1913

The Prisoner of Zenda

Director

1913

1911

The Price

Director

1911

Lost Illusions

Director

1911

The Lighthouse by the Sea

Director

1911

Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

Director

1911

On the Brink

Director

1911

A Heroine of '76

Director

1911

1910

His Mother's Thanksgiving

Director

1910

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Director

1910

The Attack on the Mill

Director

1910

Russia, the Land of Oppression

Director

1910

1909

Faust

Director

1909

The House of Cards

Director

1909

On the Western Frontier

Director

1909

The Star of Bethlehem

Director

1909

The Colored Stenographer

Director

1909

1908

Miss Sherlock Holmes

Director

1908

Tale the Autumn Leaves Told

Director

1908

A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm

Director

1908

1907

The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus

Director

1907

Laughing Gas

Director

1907

College Chums

Director

1907

The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

Director

1907

Jack the Kisser

Director

1907

Rivals

Director

1907

Cohen’s Fire Sale

Director

1907

The 'Teddy' Bears

Director

1907

Poor John

Director

1907

1906

Getting Evidence

Director

1906

Waiting at the Church

Director

1906

Life of a Cowboy

Director

1906

The Life of an American Cowboy

Director

1906

Three American Beauties

Director

1906

A Winter Straw Ride

Director

1906

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

Director

1906

1905

The Night Before Christmas

Director

1905

The Life of an American Policeman

Director

1905

The Train Wreckers

Director

1905

The Miller’s Daughter

Director

1905

The Watermelon Patch

Director

1905

The White Caps

Director

1905

The Little Train Robbery

Director

1905

The Boarding School Girls

Director

1905

Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H.

Director

1905

The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog

Director

1905

Coney Island at Night

Director

1905

How Jones Lost His Roll

Director

1905

The Seven Ages

Director

1905

The Kleptomaniac

Director

1905

1904

The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide

Director

1904

Scarecrow Pump

Director

1904

The Ex-Convict

Director

1904

A Rube Couple at a County Fair

Director

1904

"Weary Willlie" Kisses the Bride

Director

1904

Capture of Yegg Bank Burglars

Director

1904

European Rest Cure

Director

1904

How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns

Director

1904

Fighting the Flames, Dreamland

Director

1904

Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum

Director

1904

Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships

Director

1904

Japanese Acrobats

Director

1904

R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

Director

1904

Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden

Director

1904

Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls

Director

1904

1903

The Great Train Robbery

Director

1903

The Messenger Boy's Mistake

Director

1903

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Director

1903

Rube and Mandy at Coney Island

Director

1903

The Unappreciated Joke

Director

1903

Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.

Director

1903

Fireboat 'New Yorker' in Action

Director

1903

Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City

Director

1903

New York City Dumping Wharf

Director

1903

White Wings on Review

Director

1903

New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market

Director

1903

Panorama of Blackwell's Island

Director

1903

New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates

Director

1903

Panorama Water Front and Brooklyn Bridge from East River

Director

1903

Life of an American Fireman

Director

1903

Electrocuting an Elephant

Director

1903

1902

How They Do Things on the Bowery

Director

1902

Jack and the Beanstalk

Director

1902

Appointment by Telephone

Director

1902

Charleston Chain-Gang

Director

1902

Babies Rolling Eggs

Director

1902

Capture of the Biddle Brothers

Director

1902

Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

Director

1902

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

Director

1902

1901

Panorama of Esplanade by Night

Director

1901

The Martyred Presidents

Director

1901

Pan-American Exposition by Night

Director

1901

Day at the Circus

Director

1901

Life Rescue at Long Branch

Director

1901

Circular Panorama of Electric Tower

Director

1901

The Reversible Divers

Director

1901

Sampson-Schley Controversy

Director

1901

The Esquimaux Village

Director

1901

A Trip Around the Pan-American Exposition

Director

1901

The Tramp's Unexpected Skate

Director

1901

Another Job for the Undertaker

Director

1901

Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

Director

1901

Love by the Light of the Moon

Director

1901

Kansas Saloon Smashers

Director

1901

President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol

Director

1901

The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken

Director

1901

Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

Director

1901

The Old Maid in the Horsecar

Director

1901

Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

Director

1901

1900

An Artist's Dream

Director

1900

Faust and Marguerite

Director

1900

A Dull Razor

Director

1900

The Kiss

Director

1900

Uncle Josh's Nightmare

Director

1900

Ching Ling Foo Outdone

Director

1900

The Magician

Director

1900

An Animated Luncheon

Director

1900

Dewar's Scotch Whisky

Director

1900

Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

Director

1900

The Mystic Swing

Director

1900

1899

Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

Director

1899

1914

Tess of the Storm Country

Director of Photography

1914

A Good Little Devil

Director of Photography

1914

Hearts Adrift

Director of Photography

1914

1913

The Count of Monte Cristo

Director of Photography

1913

1908

The Gentleman Burglar

Camera Operator

1908

A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

Camera Operator

1908

Cupid’s Pranks

Director of Photography

1908

Fireside Reminiscences

Camera Operator

1908

1906

Getting Evidence

Director of Photography

1906

How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

Director of Photography

1906

Three American Beauties

Director of Photography

1906

A Winter Straw Ride

Director of Photography

1906

1905

The Night Before Christmas

Director of Photography

1905

How Jones Lost His Roll

Director of Photography

1905

1904

Parsifal

Director of Photography

1904

Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)

Director of Photography

1904

Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.

Director of Photography

1904

1903

The Great Train Robbery

Director of Photography

1903

What Happened in the Tunnel

Director of Photography

1903

The Gay Shoe Clerk

Director of Photography

1903

Street Car Chivalry

Camera Operator

1903

Electrocuting an Elephant

Director of Photography

1903

1902

Jack and the Beanstalk

Director of Photography

1902

1901

Circular Panorama of Electric Tower

Director of Photography

1901

Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon

Director of Photography

1901

Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip

Director of Photography

1901

1910

Sunshine Sue

Producer

1910

A Child of the Ghetto

Producer

1910

1909

Hansel and Gretel

Producer

1909

The Cord of Life

Producer

1909

1903

The Great Train Robbery

Producer

1903

1914

The Crucible

Writer

1914

1911

Lost Illusions

Writer

1911

1909

The House of Cards

Writer

1909

1903

The Great Train Robbery

Writer

1903

1908

Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

Cinematography

1908

Performance

Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Life of an American Fireman

The Prince and the Pauper

Bella Donna

Zaza

The White Pearl

Sold

The Eternal City

When We Were Twenty-One

Niobe

The Morals of Marcus

The Crucible

Such a Little Queen

Tess of the Storm Country

A Good Little Devil

Hearts Adrift

The Count of Monte Cristo

His Neighbor's Wife

In the Bishop's Carriage

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Price

Lost Illusions

The Lighthouse by the Sea

Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

On the Brink

A Heroine of '76

His Mother's Thanksgiving

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Attack on the Mill

Russia, the Land of Oppression

Faust

The House of Cards

On the Western Frontier

The Star of Bethlehem

The Colored Stenographer

Miss Sherlock Holmes

Tale the Autumn Leaves Told

A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm

The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus

Laughing Gas

College Chums

The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

Jack the Kisser

Rivals

Cohen’s Fire Sale

The 'Teddy' Bears

Poor John

Getting Evidence

Waiting at the Church

Life of a Cowboy

The Life of an American Cowboy

Three American Beauties

A Winter Straw Ride

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

The Night Before Christmas

The Life of an American Policeman

The Train Wreckers

The Miller’s Daughter

The Watermelon Patch

The White Caps

The Little Train Robbery

The Boarding School Girls

Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H.

The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog

Coney Island at Night

How Jones Lost His Roll

The Seven Ages

The Kleptomaniac

The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide

Scarecrow Pump

The Ex-Convict

A Rube Couple at a County Fair

"Weary Willlie" Kisses the Bride

Capture of Yegg Bank Burglars

European Rest Cure

How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns

Fighting the Flames, Dreamland

Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum