Directing
Edwin S. Porter
- Career
Active from 1899 to 1915, busiest in 1901 with 22 main titles.
- Average score
53/100
- Highest rated
The Great Train Robbery86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.4
- Psychological2.1, average 5.5
- Tension2.7, average 6.0
- Pathos2.3, average 5.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 9
- Silent Film 7
- Historical Drama 3
- Silent Film Era 3
- Melodrama 3
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Crime 2
- Simple Narrative 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Historical Artifact 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hugh FordDirectorBella Donna, Sold, Niobe, The Eternal City, The Prince and the Pauper, +7 more
J. Searle DawleyDirectorA Good Little Devil, College Chums, Laughing Gas, The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love, A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm, +5 more
Lois WeberActorA Heroine of '76, Lost Illusions, On the Brink, The Price, Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
Mary PickfordActorHearts Adrift, A Good Little Devil, In the Bishop's Carriage, Tess of the Storm Country, Such a Little Queen- JJulian L'EstrangeActorBella Donna, Sold, The Morals of Marcus, Zaza
Thomas HoldingActorBella Donna, Sold, The Eternal City, The White Pearl
Gilbert M. AndersonActorThe Great Train Robbery, The Life of an American Cowboy, The Messenger Boy's Mistake, The Train Wreckers
Pauline FrederickActorBella Donna, Sold, The Eternal City, Zaza
Harold LockwoodActorHearts Adrift, Tess of the Storm Country, Such a Little Queen, The Crucible
Phillips SmalleyActorA Heroine of '76, Lost Illusions, On the Brink, The Price
James H. WhiteActorJack and the Beanstalk, Life of an American Fireman, His Mother's Thanksgiving, 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
190Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
1910s
27 titles · average score 56
Director
Director
Director
Director, Director of Photography
GoodWatch score 56Director, Director of Photography
Director of Photography, Director
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Editor, Director
Director
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1900s
162 titles · average score 53
GoodWatch score 54Director
Director
GoodWatch score 65Director
GoodWatch score 61Director of Photography, Director
GoodWatch score 52Director
GoodWatch score 86Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 62as Policeman
GoodWatch score 27Director, Director of Photography
GoodWatch score 50Director
GoodWatch score 60Director of Photography, Director
GoodWatch score 58Director
