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
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
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
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