Edwin Stanton Porter

American film pioneer (1870–1941)

Edwin Stanton Porter was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over 250 films created by Porter, his most important include What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City (1901), Jack and the Beanstalk (1902), Life of an American Fireman (1903), The Great Train Robbery (1903), The European Rest Cure (1904), The Kleptomaniac (1905), Life of a Cowboy (1906), Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908), The Prisoner of Zenda (1913), and Tess of the Storm Country (1914).

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 74 films (1900–1915) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1900	Faust and Marguerite ▶	thomas edison	1:00		B&W	silent
1900	Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel ▶	Edwin S. Porter	2 min		B&W
1900	Uncle Josh's Nightmare ▶	Edwin S. Porter	3 min		B&W
1901	Another Job for the Undertaker ▶	Edwin S. Porter	2 min		B&W
1901	Kansas saloon smashers.	Thomas A. Edison Inc.	25	16mm	B&W	silent
1901	Love by the Light of the Moon	Edwin Stanton Porter	1 min		B&W
1901	Pan-American Exposition by Night ▶	Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1901	The donkey party.	Thomas A. Edison Inc.	25	16mm	B&W	silent
1901	The Martyred Presidents	Edwin Stanton Porter	1 min		B&W
1901	The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken ▶	George S. Fleming; Edwin S. Porter	1 min
1901	The tramp's unexpected skate.	Thomas A. Edison Inc.	22	16mm	B&W
1901	Trapeze Disrobing Act ▶	George S. Fleming; Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1901	What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City ▶	A.C. Abadie; George S. Fleming; Florence Georgie; Edwin S. Porter	2 min		B&W	silent
1901	Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce ▶	Edwin S. Porter	2 min
1902	Jack and the Beanstalk ▶	George S. Fleming, Edwin Stanton Porter	10 min		B&W	sound
1902	Jack and the beanstalk	George S. Fleming, Edwin Stanton Porter	10 min		B&W
1902	Jack and the beanstalk	George S. Fleming, Edwin Stanton Porter	10 min		B&W
1902	Jack And The Beanstalk ▶	George S. Fleming, Edwin Stanton Porter	10 min		B&W
1902	Jack and the Beanstalk	George S. Fleming, Edwin S. Porter	10 min		B&W
1902	Jack and the Beanstalk	George S. Fleming, Edwin Stanton Porter	21 min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1902	Jack and the Beanstalk	George S. Fleming, Edwin Stanton Porter	10 min	16mm	B&W
1902	The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2 ▶	George S. Fleming; Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1902	The Interrupted Bathers ▶	George S. Fleming; Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1902	Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show ▶	Edwin S. Porter	2 min		B&W
1903	Rube and Mandy at Coney Island	Museum of Modern Art	13	16mm	B&W	sound
1903	THE GAY SHOE CLERK	Thomas A. Edison Inc.	25	16mm	B&W	silent
1903	The Great Train Robbery	Blackhawk Films: Distributor \| Edison Studios: Publisher \| Indiana University Audio-Visual: Distributor \| Mor-Com Communication	11	16mm	B&W	silent
1903	The Great Train Robbery	Edwin Stanton Porter	12 min		B&W
1903	The Great Train Robbery	Edwin S. Porter	12 min	16mm	B&W
1903	The great train robbery	Edwin Stanton Porter	12 min		B&W
1903	The Great Train Robbery	Edwin Stanton Porter	12 min	16mm	B&W
1903	The Unappreciated Joke ▶	Thomas A. Edison	00:54		B&W	silent
1903	What happened in the tunnel.	Thomas A. Edison Inc.	23	16mm	B&W	silent
1904	Dog Factory ▶	Edwin S. Porter	4:18		B&W	silent
1904	European rest cure.	Thomas A. Edison Inc.	4:02	16mm	B&W
1904	How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns ▶	Edwin S. Porter
1904	Maniac Chase ▶	Edwin S. Porter	10 min		B&W
1904	Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride ▶	Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1904	Rector's to Claremont ▶	Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1904	Scarecrow Pump ▶	Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1905	Life of an American Fireman		8 min	16mm	B&W
1905	STOLEN BY GYPSIES	Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.	4:00	16mm	B&W	silent
1905	The Kleptomaniac ▶	Edwin S. Porter	8 min		B&W
1905	The Little Train Robbery	Edwin Stanton Porter	12 min		B&W
1905	The Night Before Christmas	Edwin Stanton Porter			B&W
1905	The Seven Ages ▶	Edwin S. Porter	5 min		B&W
1905	The Watermelon Patch ▶	Wallace McCutcheon; Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1905	The White Caps ▶	Wallace McCutcheon; Edwin S. Porter			B&W
1906	A Winter Straw Ride ▶	Edwin Stanton Porter			B&W
1906	Getting Evidence ▶	Edwin S. Porter			B&W