James H. White Movies

  • 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
  • 1902
    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    5.9141902HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1899
    Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene

    Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene

    Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene

    4.1321899HD

    Rowdy patrons visit an Old West saloon.

    Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene
  • 1899
    Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar

    Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar

    Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar

    2.61899HD

    George Dewey was an admiral in the U.S. Navy who is best remembered for his victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War, which he won...

    Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar
  • 1900
    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    3.31900HD

    This picture shows thousands of people leaving their seats in the grand stand and going across the parade grounds toward Paris. A very sharp and...

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps
  • 1899
    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade

    2.71899HD

    George Dewey was an admiral in the U.S. Navy who is best remembered for his victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War, which he won...

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade
  • 1899
    Capture of Trenches at Candaba

    Capture of Trenches at Candaba

    Capture of Trenches at Candaba

    2.81899HD

    The Filipinos execute a flank movement and re-occupy the trenches, cutting off the advance guard of Americans. The rebel flag waves over the ditch...

    Capture of Trenches at Candaba
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 1898
    Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

    Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

    Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

    3.61898HD

    The large war vessel slides slowly down the ways, stern first. Rowboats in the foreground rock violently in the swell. One boat upsets.

    Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'
  • 1900
    Naval Sham Battle at Newport

    Naval Sham Battle at Newport

    Naval Sham Battle at Newport

    2.751900HD

    Showing the attacking forces drawn up in line of battle. They immediately commence firing on the shore batteries. The batteries return the fire with...

    Naval Sham Battle at Newport
  • 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
    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    3.41898HD

    The S.S. Australia departs from San Francisco Bay, carrying American soldiers to the Philippines.

    Troop Ships for the Philippines
  • 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
  • 1899
    Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

    Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

    Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

    31899HD

    He throws off his coat, takes the rope in his mouth, dives from the raft into the river, and under a hot fire swims to the opposite shore, which is...

    Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River
  • 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