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Cast
Blanche Sweet (Narrator)Jay Leyda (Reader - Thomas A. Edison)Rob Issen (Reader - Corbett-Courtney Fight)Robert Sklar (Reader - Porter's Naval Record)Robert Rosen (Reader - Vitascope's First Night)Mitchell Kriegman (Reader - 'Kiss' Review)Peter Davis (Reader - Eden Musee)D.A. Pennebaker (Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper)Milos Forman (Reader - The Biddle Brothers)Warren Leight (Reader - Terrible Teddy)
Director
Charles Musser
Synopsis
This documentary is produced by one of the world's foremost authorities and biographers of Edwin S. Porter. Since little is known of Porter's personal life, the emphasis here is on his technique and contributions to the art of the cinema. This film also serves as a documentary on the origins of the American cinema; Porter's work is showcased in the context of the whole American cinema of his day, from mutoscope parlors to the advent of the projected image.
