Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
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Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1983)

Genres - Biography, Documentary, History  |   Release Date - Feb 2, 1983  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - G
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Cast

Blanche Sweet
Blanche Sweet
Narrator (voice) / Narrator
Mitchell Kriegman
Mitchell Kriegman
Reader - 'Kiss' Review
Edwin S. Porter
Edwin S. Porter
Self
Jim Walton
Jim Walton
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk'
Louis Malle
Louis Malle
Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice) / Reader - Melies Catalogue
Milos Forman
Milos Forman
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice) / Reader - The Biddle Brothers
Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice) / Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Self
Jay Leyda
Jay Leyda
Reader - Thomas A. Edison
Rob Issen
Rob Issen
Reader - Corbett-Courtney Fight
Robert Rosen
Robert Rosen
Reader - Vitascope's First Night
Robert Sklar
Robert Sklar
Reader - Porter's Naval Record
Anthony Potter
Anthony Potter
Reader - Fighting the Flames
Grahame Weinbren
Grahame Weinbren
Reader - 'Eagle's Nest' Review
Michael Peyser
Michael Peyser
Reader - Edison Studio
Peter Davis
Peter Davis
Reader - Eden Musee / War Films
Rick King
Rick King
Reader - Sampson-Schley Controversy
Steve Brier
Steve Brier
Reader - Adolph Zukor
Warren Leight
Warren Leight
Reader - Terrible Teddy
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Crew

Charles Musser
Director, Producer
Elizabeth Lennard
Producer
Steve Brier
Executive Producer
Warren Leight
Writer
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