Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

October 9, 198260 min★ 5.7EN
Documentary

A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

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Cast

Blanche Sweet
Blanche SweetNarrator (voice)
D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. PennebakerReader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Miloš Forman
Miloš FormanReader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
Louis Malle
Louis MalleReader - Melies Catalogue (voice)
Robert Altman
Robert AltmanReader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. EdisonHimself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edwin S. Porter
Edwin S. PorterHimself (archive footage) (uncredited)