Before the Nickelodeon : the early cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Between the years 1894 to 1908, Edwin S. Porter was the leading American filmmaker. Follows his movie career, from his first job installing Thomas Edison's Vitascope machines in New York, through his business as a film exhibitor, to his job as head of Edison's movie studio. There he created story films: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Life of an American Fireman, and The Great Train Robbery. By 1909, his film technique was old fashioned. Ffired by Edison, he continued making films until 1915, but he had been left behind by new directors with new techniques
Documentaries and Factual Films
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 1/2 in.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1982
Followed by a short promo for Kino International releases
Narrator, Blanche Sweet.
Executive producer, Stephen Briers ; written by Warren D. Leight, Charles Musser.