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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982 · 60 min · Documentary

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

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Creators

Charles Musser — Director

Top cast

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

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