Directing
Edwin S. Porter
- Titles
- 194movies
- Career
Active from 1899 to 1915, busiest in 1901 with 22 main titles.
- Directed
- 141titles as director
- Average score
53/100
- Highest rated
The Great Train Robbery86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.4, average 5.2
- Psychological2.4, average 5.6
- Family Dynamics1.8, average 4.7
- Pathos2.4, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 9
- Silent Film 7
- Historical Drama 3
- Melodrama 3
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Silent Film Era 3
- Crime 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Historical Artifact 2
- Simple Narrative 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Lighthearted 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hugh FordDirectorBella Donna, When We Were Twenty-One, The Prince and the Pauper, Niobe, The Prisoner of Zenda, +7 more
J. Searle DawleyDirectorA Good Little Devil, Laughing Gas, College Chums, In the Bishop's Carriage, Rescued from an Eagle's Nest, +5 more
Mary PickfordActorA Good Little Devil, Hearts Adrift, In the Bishop's Carriage, Tess of the Storm Country, Such a Little Queen
Lois WeberActorA Heroine of '76, On the Brink, Sherlock Holmes, Jr., Lost Illusions, The Price
Pauline FrederickActorBella Donna, Sold, The Eternal City, Zaza
Gilbert M. AndersonActorThe Great Train Robbery, The Life of an American Cowboy, The Messenger Boy's Mistake, The Train Wreckers
Thomas HoldingActorBella Donna, Sold, The Eternal City, The White Pearl- JJulian L'EstrangeActorBella Donna, Sold, The Morals of Marcus, Zaza
Harold LockwoodActorHearts Adrift, Tess of the Storm Country, Such a Little Queen, The Crucible
James H. WhiteActorHis Mother's Thanksgiving, Life of an American Fireman, Jack and the Beanstalk, Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
Phillips SmalleyActorA Heroine of '76, On the Brink, Lost Illusions, The Price
Wallace McCutcheon Sr.DirectorThe White Caps, A Winter Straw Ride, Getting Evidence, Three American Beauties
Movies and TV shows
193Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
86
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Director, Director of Photography
Decent
Score 60 to 69
8 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
64
The Great Train Robbery (1904)
Original Film Writer
62
Life of an American Fireman (1903)
as Policeman
61
The Night Before Christmas (1905)
Director of Photography, Director
60
Coney Island at Night (1905)
Director
60
Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)
Director of Photography, Director
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
45 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
The 'Teddy' Bears (1907)
Director
56
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
Director of Photography
56
Tess of the Storm Country (1914)
Director, Director of Photography
56
The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903)
Director of Photography
54
Laughing Gas (1907)
Director
53
The Kleptomaniac (1905)
Director
50
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903)
Director
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
1 title
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
27
Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
Director of Photography, Director
Not rated yet
138 titles
Not rated yet
College Chums (1907)
Director
Rivals (1907)
Director
The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)
Director, Director of Photography
A Good Little Devil (1914)
Director, Director of Photography
Cupid’s Pranks (1908)
Director of Photography
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship (1902)
Camera Operator, Director
The Watermelon Patch (1905)
Director
His Mother's Thanksgiving (1910)
Director
The Prisoner of Zenda (1913)
Director