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Edwin S. Porter (1870–1941)

In the late 1890s Porter worked as both a projectionist and mechanic, eventually becoming director and cameraman for the Edison Manufacturing Company. Influenced by both the "Brighton school" and the story films of Georges Méliès, Porter went on to make important shorts such as Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery... See full bio »

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1915 Lydia Gilmore
 
1915 Bella Donna
 
1915 Zaza
 
1915 The White Pearl
 
1915 Sold
 
1915 Jim the Penman
 
1915 Niobe
 
1914/I The Crucible
 
1914 The Spitfire (as Edwin Stanton Porter)
 
1914 Hearts Adrift
 
1912 The Convict's Parole (short)
 
1911 Leaves of a Romance (short)
 
1911 Lost Illusions (short)
 
1911 A Cure for Crime (short)
 
1911 The Rose and the Dagger (short)
 
1911 The Lighthouse by the Sea (short)
 
1911 The White Red Man (short)
 
1911 Money to Burn (short)
 
1911 Sherlock Holmes, Jr. (short)
 
1911 A Famous Duel (short)
 
1911 On the Brink (short)
 
1911 Madeline's Rebellion (short)
 
1911 Captain Nell (short)
 
1911 A Buried Past (short)
 
1911 The Strike at the Mines (short)
 
1911/I The Test of Love (short)
 
1911 A Night of Terror (short)
 
1911 By the Light of the Moon (short)
 
1911 The Iron Master (short)
 
1911 The Price of Victory (short)
 
1911 A Heroine of '76 (short)
 
1911 The Lover and the Count (short)
 
1910 The Winning of Miss Langdon (short)
 
1910 The Cowpuncher's Glove (short)
 
1910 The Greater Love (short)
 
1910 His Mother's Thanksgiving (short)
 
1910 The Stolen Claim (short)
 
1910 Riders of the Plains (short)
 
1910/I The Farmer's Daughter (short)
 
1910 Ononko's Vow (short)
 
1910/I Almost a Hero (short)
 
1910 Love and the Law (short)
 
1910 The Attack on the Mill (short)
 
1910 Peg Woffington (short)
 
1910 The Old Loves and the New (short)
 
1910 Out of the Night (short)
 
1910 For Her Sister's Sake (short)
 
1910 The Heart of a Rose (short)
 
1910 A Western Romance (short)
 
1910 Ranson's Folly (short)
 
1910 The Livingston Case (short)
 
1910 Luck of Roaring Camp (short)
 
1910 The Engineer's Romance (short)
 
1910 Pardners (short)
 
1910 Too Many Girls (short)
 
1909 Faust (short)
 
1909 A Gift from Santa Claus (short)
 
1909 The House of Cards (short)
 
1909 The Heart of a Clown (short)
 
1909 The Three Kisses (short)
 
1909 A Great Game (short)
 
1909 The Temptation (short)
 
1909 A Child of the Forest (short)
 
1909 The Price of a Soul (short)
 
1909 A Coward (short)
 
1909 Love's Sacrifice (short)
 
1909 A Child's Prayer (short)
 
1909 The Pony Express (short)
 
1909 Fuss and Feathers (short)
 
1909 The Doctored Dinner Pail (short)
 
1909 Uncle Tom Wins (short)
 
1909 A Cup of Tea and She (short)
 
1909 Father's First Half-Holiday (short)
 
1909 Unappreciated Genius (short)
 
1909 On the Western Frontier (short)
 
1909 Hard to Beat (short)
 
1909 Oh! Rats! (short)
 
1909 A Midnight Supper (short)
 
1909 Love Is Blind (short)
 
1909 Mary Jane's Lovers (short)
 
1909 The Colored Stenographer (short)
 
1909 A Bird in a Gilded Cage (short)
 
1909 A Daughter of the Sun (short)
 
1909 A Modest Young Man (short)
 
1909 A Burglar Cupid (short)
 
1908 The Lost New Year's Dinner (short)
 
1908 Turning Over a New Leaf (short)
 
1908 An Unexpected Santa Claus (short)
 
1908 A Street Waif's Christmas (short)
 
1908 The Angel Child (short)
 
1908 The Tale the Ticker Told (short)
 
1908 Miss Sherlock Holmes (short)
 
1908 Lord Feathertop (short)
 
1908 She (short)
 
1908 The Jester (short)
 
1908 Saved by Love (short)
 
1908 A Football Warrior (short)
 
1908 Ex-Convict No. 900 (short)
 
1908 The Bridge of Sighs (short)
 
1908 A Voice from the Dead (short)
 
1908 The Lover's Guide (short)
 
1908 Wifey's Strategy (short)
 
1908/II The Devil (short)
 
1908 Romance of a War Nurse (short)
 
1908 When Ruben Comes to Town (short)
 
1908 Life's a Game of Cards (short)
 
1908 Tales the Searchlight Told (short)
 
1908 A Dumb Hero (short)
 
1908 The Boston Tea Party (short)
 
1908 Love Will Find a Way (short)
 
1908 Honesty Is the Best Policy (short)
 
1908 Skinner's Finish (short)
 
1908 Curious Mr. Curio (short)
 
1908 The Painter's Revenge (short)
 
1908 The Gentleman Burglar (short)
 
1908 The Merry Widow Waltz Craze (short)
 
1908 Tale the Autumn Leaves Told (short)
 
1908 Animated Snowballs (short)
 
1908 Fireside Reminiscences (short)
 
1907/I Laughing Gas (short)
 
1907 College Chums (short)
 
1907 Jack the Kisser (short)
 
1907 The Rivals (short)
 
1907 Cohen's Fire Sale (short)
 
1907 The 'Teddy' Bears (short) (uncredited)
 
1907 Daniel Boone (short)
 
1906 Getting Evidence (short)
 
1906 How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1906 Kathleen Mavourneen (short)
 
1906 Waiting at the Church (short)
 
1906 The Life of a Cowboy (short)
 
1906 Three American Beauties (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1906 The Terrible Kids (short)
 
1906 A Winter Straw Ride (short) (uncredited)
 
1906 Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (short)
 
1905 The Night Before Christmas (short)
 
1905 Train Wreckers (short)
 
1905 The Miller's Daughter (short) (uncredited)
 
1905 The Watermelon Patch (short)
 
1905 The White Caps (short)
 
1905 The Little Train Robbery (short)
 
1905 The Burglar's Slide for Life (short) (uncredited)
 
1905 Coney Island at Night (documentary short)
 
1905 How Jones Lost His Roll (short)
 
1905 The Kleptomaniac (short)
 
1905 The Seven Ages (short)
 
1904 The Ex-Convict (short)
 
1904 Scarecrow Pump (short)
 
1904 Love Will Find a Way (short)
 
1904 Parsifal (short)
 
1904 European Rest Cure (short)
 
1904 Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride (short)
 
1904 Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum (documentary short)
 
1904 Dog Factory (short) (uncredited)
 
1904 Western Stage Coach Hold Up (short)
 
1904 Babe and Puppies (short)
 
1904 Animated Painting (short)
 
1904 Casey's Frightful Dream (short)
 
1904 Midnight Intruder (short)
 
1904 Maniac Chase (short)
 
1904 Rector's to Claremont (short)
 
1903 The Great Train Robbery (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 What Happened in the Tunnel (short)
 
1903 A Romance of the Rail (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 The Extra Turn (short)
 
1903 The Heavenly Twins at Lunch (short)
 
1903 The Heavenly Twins at Odds (short)
 
1903 The Messenger Boy's Mistake (short)
 
1903 Rube and Fender (short)
 
1903/I Uncle Tom's Cabin (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 Turning the Tables (short)
 
1903 Little Lillian, Toe Danseuse (documentary short)
 
1903 Subub Surprises the Burglar (short)
 
1903 The Gay Shoe Clerk (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 Razzle Dazzle (documentary short)
 
1903 New York City Dumping Wharf (documentary short)
 
1903 New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1903 Goo Goo Eyes (short)
 
1903 Life of an American Fireman (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 The Road of Anthracite (documentary short)
 
1903 The Unappreciated Joke (short)
 
1903 White Wings on Review (documentary short)
 
1902 Rock of Ages (short)
 
1902 The Interrupted Bathers (short)
 
1902 Jack and the Beanstalk (short)
 
1902 Appointment by Telephone (short)
 
1902 Babies Rolling Eggs (documentary short)
 
1902 Fun in a Bakery Shop (short)
 
1902 Great Bull Fight (documentary short)
 
1902 The Golden Chariots (documentary short)
 
1902 Burning of Durland's Riding Academy (documentary short)
 
1902 Chinese Shaving Scene (short)
 
1901 Carrying Out the Snakes (short)
 
1901 The Artist's Dilemma (short)
 
1901 Panorama of Esplanade by Night (documentary short)
 
1901 Trapeze Disrobing Act (short)
 
1901 The Martyred Presidents (short)
 
1901 Rubes in the Theatre (short)
 
1901 Sampson-Schley Controversy (short)
 
1901 Circular Panorama of Electric Tower (documentary short)
 
1901 The Farmer and the Bad Boys (short)
 
1901 The Reversible Divers (short)
 
1901 Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog (documentary short)
 
1901 Pie, Tramp and the Bulldog (short)
 
1901 Happy Hooligan April-Fooled (short)
 
1901 Happy Hooligan Surprised (short)
 
1901 The Donkey Party (short)
 
1901 Kansas Saloon Smashers (short)
 
1901 Day at the Circus (documentary short)
 
1900 Uncle Josh's Nightmare (short)
 
1900 An Animated Luncheon (short)
 
1900 Ching Ling Foo Outdone (short)
 
1900 The Magician (short)
 
1900 A Dull Razor (short)
 
1900 An Artist's Dream (short)
 
1900 Faust and Marguerite (short)
 
1900 The Kiss (short)
 
1900 The Mystic Swing (short)
 
1899 The America's Cup Race (documentary short)
 
1898 The Cavalier's Dream (short)
 
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1914 Hearts Adrift
 
1911 By the Light of the Moon (short)
 
1910 The Heart of a Rose (short)
 
1910 Fruit Growing, Grand Valley, Colorado (documentary short)
 
1910 Bear Hunt in the Rockies (documentary short)
 
1909 The Pony Express (short)
 
1909 The Doctored Dinner Pail (short)
 
1909 A Road to Love (short)
 
1909 The Star of Bethlehem (short)
 
1909 A Modest Young Man (short)
 
1909 A Burglar Cupid (short)
 
1909 A Persistent Suitor (short)
 
1908 An Unexpected Santa Claus (short)
 
1908 Cocoa Industry, Trinidad, British West Indies (documentary short)
 
1908 The Angel Child (short)
 
1908 The King's Pardon (short)
 
1908 The New Stenographer (short)
 
1908 Saved by Love (short)
 
1908 The Bridge of Sighs (short)
 
1908 A Voice from the Dead (short)
 
1908 Buying a Title (short)
 
1908 Wifey's Strategy (short)
 
1908/II The Devil (short)
 
1908 A Comedy in Black and White (short)
 
1908 Heard Over the Phone (short)
 
1908 When Ruben Comes to Town (short)
 
1908 Life's a Game of Cards (short)
 
1908 Tales the Searchlight Told (short)
 
1908 Fly Paper (short)
 
1908 The Boston Tea Party (short)
 
1908 Love Will Find a Way (short)
 
1908 Honesty Is the Best Policy (short)
 
1908 The Painter's Revenge (short)
 
1908 The Gentleman Burglar (short)
 
1908 Playmates (short)
 
1908 Cupid's Pranks (short)
 
1907 A Race for Millions (short)
 
1907 Stage Struck (short)
 
1907 The Nine Lives of a Cat (short)
 
1907 Cohen's Fire Sale (short)
 
1907 The 'Teddy' Bears (short) (uncredited)
 
1907 Daniel Boone (short)
 
1906 Getting Evidence (short)
 
1906 Kathleen Mavourneen (short)
 
1906 Waiting at the Church (short)
 
1906 The Life of a Cowboy (short)
 
1906 Three American Beauties (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1906 A Winter Straw Ride (short) (uncredited)
 
1906 Phoebe Snow (short)
 
1905 The Night Before Christmas (short) (uncredited)
 
1905 A River Tragedy (short)
 
1905 Train Wreckers (short)
 
1905 Down on the Farm (short)
 
1905 The Watermelon Patch (short)
 
1905 Poor Algy (short)
 
1905 The Boarding School Girls (short)
 
1905 The White Caps (short)
 
1905 The Little Train Robbery (short)
 
1905 June's Birthday Party (short)
 
1905 Mystic Shriners' Day, Dreamland, Coney Island (documentary short)
 
1905 The Electric Mule (documentary short)
 
1905 Stolen by Gypsies (short)
 
1905 How Jones Lost His Roll (short)
 
1905 Opening of Belmont Park Race Course (documentary short)
 
1905 President Roosevelt's Inauguration (documentary short)
 
1905 The Kleptomaniac (short)
 
1904 The Ex-Convict (short)
 
1904 Railroad Smashup (short)
 
1904 Parsifal (short)
 
1904 European Rest Cure (short)
 
1904 Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride (short)
 
1904 Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass. (documentary short)
 
1904 Elephants Shooting the Chutes at Luna Park (documentary short)
 
1904 Annual Parade, New York Fire Department (documentary short)
 
1904 Dog Factory (short) (uncredited)
 
1904 The Cop Fools the Sergeant (short)
 
1904 Babe and Puppies (short)
 
1904 Japanese Acrobats (documentary short)
 
1904 Battle of Chemulpo Bay (short)
 
1904 Buster Brown and the Dude (short)
 
1904 Buster's Dog to the Rescue (short)
 
1904 Sleighing in Central Park, New York (documentary short)
 
1904 Animated Painting (short)
 
1904 Casey's Frightful Dream (short)
 
1904 Cohen's Advertising Scheme (short)
 
1904 Little German Band (short)
 
1904 Midnight Intruder (short)
 
1904 Old Maid and Fortune Teller (short)
 
1904 Wifey's Mistake (short)
 
1904 Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls (documentary short)
 
1904 Ice Skating in Central Park, N.Y. (documentary short)
 
1904 Sliding Down Ice Mound at Niagara Falls (documentary short)
 
1903/II Buster's Joke on Papa (short)
 
1903 How Old Is Ann? (short)
 
1903 The Office Boy's Revenge (short)
 
1903 Under the Mistletoe (short)
 
1903 The Great Train Robbery (short) (uncredited)
 
1903/I Buster's Joke on Papa (short)
 
1903 What Happened in the Tunnel (short)
 
1903 An East River Novelty (documentary short)
 
1903 A Romance of the Rail (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 New York City Public Bath (documentary short)
 
1903 The Animated Poster (short)
 
1903 The Extra Turn (short)
 
1903 The Heavenly Twins at Lunch (short)
 
1903 The Heavenly Twins at Odds (short)
 
1903 The Messenger Boy's Mistake (short)
 
1903 The Physical Culture Girl (documentary short)
 
1903 Two Chappies in a Box (short)
 
1903 Baby Class at Lunch (documentary short)
 
1903 New York Caledonian Club's Parade (documentary short)
 
1903 Old Fashioned Scottish Reel (documentary short)
 
1903 Throwing the Sixteen Pound Hammer (documentary short)
 
1903/I Uncle Tom's Cabin (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 Seashore Frolics (short)
 
1903 Subub Surprises the Burglar (short)
 
1903 The Gay Shoe Clerk (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 69th Regiment, N.G.N.Y. (documentary short)
 
1903 Fireboat 'New Yorker' in Action (documentary short)
 
1903 Lehigh Valley Black Diamond Express (documentary short)
 
1903 New York City Police Parade (documentary short)
 
1903 Panorama of Blackwell's Island (documentary short)
 
1903 Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y. (documentary short)
 
1903 The Still Alarm (documentary short)
 
1903 Life of an American Fireman (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 The Unappreciated Joke (short)
 
1902 The Interrupted Bathers (short)
 
1902 The Bull and the Picnickers (short)
 
1902 Jack and the Beanstalk (short)
 
1902 Appointment by Telephone (short)
 
1902 Burning of St. Pierre (Martinique) (documentary short)
 
1902 Fun in a Bakery Shop (short)
 
1902 The Burlesque Suicide (short)
 
1901 The Artist's Dilemma (short)
 
1901 A Phenomenal Contortionist (short)
 
1901 Catching an Early Train (short)
 
1901 Panorama of Esplanade by Night (documentary short)
 
1901 Trapeze Disrobing Act (short)
 
1901/I 'Columbia' Winning the Cup (documentary short)
 
1901 Pan-American Exposition by Night (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1901 The Martyred Presidents (short)
 
1901 Sampson-Schley Controversy (short)
 
1901 Circular Panorama of Electric Tower (documentary short)
 
1901 Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip (documentary short)
 
1901 Esquimaux Leap-Frog (documentary short)
 
1901/II The Esquimaux Village (documentary short)
 
1901 The Photographer's Mishap (short)
 
1901 Fun in a Butcher Shop (short)
 
1901 Pie, Tramp and the Bulldog (short)
 
1901 The Tramp's Dream (short)
 
1901 A Joke on Grandma (short)
 
1901 Follow the Leader (short)
 
1900 A Wringing Good Joke (short)
 
1900 Uncle Josh's Nightmare (short)
 
1899 'Columbia' Winning the Cup (short)
 
1898 Elopement on Horseback (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (32 titles)
2004 The Great Train Robbery (short) (screenplay)
 
1916 The Village Vampire (short)
 
1914/I The Crucible (uncredited)
 
1911 Lost Illusions (short)
 
1911 The White Red Man (short)
 
1911 Silver Threads Among the Gold (short) (scenario)
 
1910 The Winning of Miss Langdon (short)
 
1910 The Cowpuncher's Glove (short)
 
1910 The Stolen Claim (short)
 
1910 Ononko's Vow (short)
 
1910 Love and the Law (short) (scenario)
 
1910 Peg Woffington (short) (scenario)
 
1910 For Her Sister's Sake (short)
 
1910 A Western Romance (short) (scenario)
 
1910 Ranson's Folly (short) (scenario)
 
1910 Luck of Roaring Camp (short)
 
1910 Pardners (short)
 
1909 The House of Cards (short) (writer)
 
1909 The Three Kisses (short) (scenario)
 
1909 A Great Game (short) (scenario)
 
1909 The Temptation (short) (scenario)
 
1909 A Child of the Forest (short) (writer)
 
1909 A Coward (short) (scenario)
 
1909 A Daughter of the Sun (short) (writer)
 
1908 She (short) (scenario)
 
1908 Ex-Convict No. 900 (short) (scenario)
 
1908 Honesty Is the Best Policy (short) (scenario)
 
1908 The Gentleman Burglar (short) (scenario)
 
1904 Love Will Find a Way (short) (scenario)
 
1903 The Great Train Robbery (short) (uncredited)
 
1903 Life of an American Fireman (short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
1911 A Heroine of '76 (short) (producer)
 
1911 The Poor Sick Men (short) (producer)
 
1910 Sunshine Sue (short) (producer)
 
1910 In Life's Cycle (short) (producer)
 
1910 A Child of the Ghetto (short) (producer)
 
1910 The Last Deal (short) (producer)
 
1910 The Dancing Girl of Butte (short) (producer)
 
1909 Hansel and Gretel (short) (producer)
 
1909 The Cord of Life (short) (producer)
 
1908 The Fatal Hour (short) (producer)
 
1904 A Rube Couple at a County Fair (short) (producer)
 
1904 European Rest Cure (short) (producer)
 
1904 Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride (short) (producer)
 
1903 Life of an American Fireman (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1902 The Interrupted Bathers (short) (producer)
 
1902 The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2 (short) (producer)
 
1902 Burning of Durland's Riding Academy (documentary short) (producer)
 
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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 18 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Edward Porter | Edwin Stanton Porter
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Trivia:

Co-founded (w/William Swanson, Joseph W. Engel) Rex Film Co., formed in 1909. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Taurus