Before the Nickelodeon : the early cinema of Edwin S. Porter / Film for Thought presents ; a Charles Musser film ; produced, directed and edited by Charles Musser ; written by Warren D. Leight, Charles Musser ; a New York-Hollywood Feature Film production.

Publisher description: 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. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Musser, Charles (Author, Director, Producer, Editor)
Corporate Authors: Film for Thought (Firm) (Producer)
Kino International Corporation (Distributor)
Other Authors: Porter, Edwin S. (Director)
Sweet, Blanche (Narrator)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino International, 2008, 1982.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Porter, Edwin S.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States.
Silent films > United States > History and criticism.
Motion pictures > History > United States.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Short films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, black and white and color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Early cinema of Edwin S. Porter.
Format: Video DVD

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