Edwin S. Porter (1870–1941)
Author of The Great Train Robbery [1903 film]
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Works by Edwin S. Porter
The Great Train Robbery | Tumbleweeds | The Heart of Texas Ryan | The Battle of Elderbush Gulch — Director — 2 copies
The law and outlaw, Great Train Robbery, Young Oldfield — Director — 1 copy
Electrocuting an Elephant 1 copy
Life of an American Policeman [1905 film] — Director — 1 copy
The Great Train Robbery [1903 film] | The Great Train Robbery [1904 film] — Director — 1 copy
Jack and The Beanstalk — Director — 1 copy
Coney Island at Night [1905 film] — Director — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1870-04-21
- Date of death
- 1941-04-30
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- film director
- Nationality
- USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
A family has funny names.
It's a cute joke, but hardly a movie. The funniest part is the "wait, seriously?" moment when you realize that, yes, that was the whole film.
Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: D
Music: C
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 1.6/4
It's a cute joke, but hardly a movie. The funniest part is the "wait, seriously?" moment when you realize that, yes, that was the whole film.
Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: D
Music: C
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 1.6/4
A train is robbed.
It's particularly fascinating from a film history perspective. It has very little to offer beyond that, although it is painless to watch.
Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: F
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: F
Music: C
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 1.7/4
It's particularly fascinating from a film history perspective. It has very little to offer beyond that, although it is painless to watch.
Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: F
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: F
Music: C
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 1.7/4
This may be the earliest cinematic example of the Jewish stereotype known as the "scheming merchantā. Cohen, a grotesquely made-up Jewish shop owner, tricks a passerby into wearing a coat that has a sign advertising his store attached to the back. (fonte: NCJF)
Jan 9, 2026Italian
A shopkeeper suffers the loss of some valuable merchandise, and thinks of a way to regain his losses. (fonte: Imdb)
Mar 27, 2025Italian
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Statistics
- Works
- 19
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 42
- Popularity
- #357,756
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 1