The Great Train Robbery

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Year Published: 1903

Creator: Edwin S. Porter

Complete Record: A group of bandits on horseback hold up a signal operator and board a passing train. They stop the train, force the passengers out and steal all the loot by driving the engine away. After they escape, they run into some woods to their horses and ride off. Soon, they are followed and caught by a posse out on the lookout. Ends with famous shot of bandit shooting at screen/ audience.