Directing
Edwin S. Porter
- Titles
- 192movies
- Career
Active from 1899 to 1915, busiest in 1901 with 22 main titles.
- Directed
- 139titles as director
- Average score
53/100
- Highest rated
The Great Train Robbery86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia8.3average 3.7
- Physical Comedy4.3average 2.4
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Fantasy3.0average 1.7
- Wonder4.0average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.3, average 5.4
- Psychological2.2, average 5.6
- Pathos2.2, average 5.2
- Tension3.0, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 9
- Silent Film 7
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Melodrama 3
- Silent Film Era 3
- Historical Setting 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Crime 2
- Historical Artifact 2
- Simple Narrative 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hugh FordDirectorThe Prince and the Pauper, When We Were Twenty-One, Bella Donna, Niobe, The Morals of Marcus, +7 more
J. Searle DawleyDirectorCollege Chums, A Good Little Devil, The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus, Laughing Gas, A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm, +5 more
Lois WeberActorA Heroine of '76, On the Brink, The Price, Lost Illusions, Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
Mary PickfordActorA Good Little Devil, Hearts Adrift, Such a Little Queen, Tess of the Storm Country, In the Bishop's Carriage
Harold LockwoodActorHearts Adrift, Such a Little Queen, Tess of the Storm Country, The Crucible
Pauline FrederickActorBella Donna, Sold, The Eternal City, Zaza
Thomas HoldingActorBella Donna, The White Pearl, Sold, The Eternal City- JJulian L'EstrangeActorBella Donna, The Morals of Marcus, Sold, Zaza
Gilbert M. AndersonActorThe Great Train Robbery, The Life of an American Cowboy, The Messenger Boy's Mistake, The Train Wreckers
Phillips SmalleyActorA Heroine of '76, On the Brink, The Price, Lost Illusions
James H. WhiteActorHis Mother's Thanksgiving, Life of an American Fireman, Jack and the Beanstalk, Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
Wallace McCutcheon Sr.DirectorThe White Caps, A Winter Straw Ride, Getting Evidence, Three American Beauties
Movies and TV shows
191Type
1910s
29 titles · average score 58
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1900s
161 titles · average score 53
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