James H. White Movies

  • 1910
    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    6.0241910HD

    Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done,...

    Frankenstein
  • 1903
    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    5.9961903HD

    Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with...

    Life of an American Fireman
  • 1897
    Giant Coal Dumper

    Giant Coal Dumper

    Giant Coal Dumper

    5.71897HD

    “Shows how a full carload of coal is loaded onto a vessel every thirty seconds at the great Erie Railroad Docks, Cleveland, Ohio. Great clouds...

    Giant Coal Dumper
  • 1902
    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    5.9111902HD

    Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk....

    Jack and the Beanstalk
  • 1902
    Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.

    Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.

    Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.

    61902HD

    Here we present to the audience a subject taken near Mt. Golden, on which will thoroughly please all who are lovers of scenery. One minute you are...

    Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.
  • 1897
    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    5.1321897HD

    “This film is remarkable in several respects. In the first place, it is full life-size. Secondly, it is the only accurate recent portrait of...

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
  • 1896
    Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

    2.31896HD

    "A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

    Little Egypt
  • 1897
    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    3.71897HD

    This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that...

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6
  • 1901
    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    4.21901HD

    This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison
  • 1900
    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    5.21900HD

    The title pretty much tells you all there is to know about this Edison film. It runs a very brief 27-seconds and shows a torpedo hitting its target...

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo
  • 1896
    Herald Square

    Herald Square

    Herald Square

    3.81896HD

    Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing...

    Herald Square
  • 1898
    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    4.11898HD

    A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora...

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby
  • 1896
    Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

    Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

    Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

    4.951896HD

    The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World's Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around...

    Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
  • 1900
    Capture of Boer Battery by British

    Capture of Boer Battery by British

    Capture of Boer Battery by British

    3.4291900HD

    Capture of Boer Battery by British
  • 1898
    Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

    Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

    Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

    3.41898HD

    This picture was taken on the line of the Mt. Tamalpais Scene R.R., and whereas the previous views were taken ascending, this is a descending view,...

    Mount Taw R.R., No. 3
  • 1899
    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    3.81899HD

    This commercial traveler has evidently had a wet day judging from the strange things he sees at his hotel. The hall boy shows him to his room, puts...

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
  • 1899
    New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2

    New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2

    New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2

    5.1671899HD

    “This is a new negative showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York, in which the immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the...

    New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2
  • 1896
    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    41896HD

    A lady watering the garden with a hose, a mischievous boy stops the flow of water until she looks for the cause, when he permits the water to flow,...

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener
  • 1900
    Swiss Village, No. 2

    Swiss Village, No. 2

    Swiss Village, No. 2

    5.6671900HD

    The scene opens by showing the village girls driving home a herd of cows, and shows the native peasantry of Switzerland returning from their daily...

    Swiss Village, No. 2
  • 1900
    Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower

    Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower

    Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower

    61900HD

    “A marvelously clear picture taken from the top of the elevator of the Eiffel Tower during going up and coming down of the car. This wonderful...

    Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower