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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982G1h

Documentary

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A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

Director: Charles Musser
Rated: G · General audiences. All ages admitted.

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Cast

Blanche SweetNarrator (voice)
D. A. PennebakerReader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Miloš FormanReader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
Louis MalleReader - Melies Catalogue (voice)
Robert AltmanReader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Thomas A. EdisonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edwin S. PorterSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

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