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- Blanche SweetNarrator
- Robert AltmanReader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo
- Jay LeydaReader - Thomas A. Edison
- Miloš FormanReader - The Biddle Brothers
- Rob IssenReader - Corbett-Courtney Fight
- Louis MalleReader - Melies Catalogue
- Robert SklarReader - Porter's Naval Record
- D. A. PennebakerReader - Film as a Visual Newspaper
- Robert RosenReader - Vitascope's First Night
- Mitchell KriegmanReader - 'Kiss' Review
- Peter DavisReader - Eden Musee
- Warren LeightReader - Terrible Teddy
Oct 9, 1982 · Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter: Directed by Charles Musser. With Blanche Sweet, Jay Leyda, Rob Issen, Robert Sklar. This documentary is produced by one of the world's foremost authorities and biographers of Edwin S. Porter.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Charles Musser
- 1982-10-09
A documentary on the origins of the American cinema; Porter's work is showcased in the context of the whole American cinema of his day, from mutoscope parlors to the advent of the projected...
- Documentary
Apr 22, 2008 · Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter. Charles Musser (Director) Rated: NR. Format: DVD. 4.6 11 ratings. IMDb 5.4/10.0. $2149. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns.
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- Drama, Classics/Silent Films
- Charles Musser
- English
Making a tentative effort to put American early cinema in a larger context, Robert Sklar notes the need for a full-scale study of Edwin S. Porter, an absence this book seeks to fill. More recently, a new generation of scholars has emerged that is interested in early cinema not because it was simply the precursor of classical cinema but because ...
Jan 1, 1991 · University of California Press, Jan 1, 1991 - Performing Arts - 591 pages. Musser takes us into the long-forgotten world of early cinema--unexpectedly sophisticated and yet radically...
Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sep 10, 2012 · Musser's enchanting piece of movie archaeology traces the life of this key figure, with plenty of clips from his greatest hits, a commentary from Blanche Sweet (the Griffith star), and just the...