James H. White Movies

  • 1910
    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    61910HD

    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

    61903HD

    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
    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    5.11897HD

    “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
  • 1897
    Seminary Girls

    Seminary Girls

    Seminary Girls

    51897HD

    From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A most amusing and life-like scene, in which a number of young ladies clad in their night robes, are seen...

    Seminary Girls
  • 1902
    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    5.9421902HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1897
    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    4.41897HD

    The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward...

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
  • 1897
    Black Diamond Express, No. 1

    Black Diamond Express, No. 1

    Black Diamond Express, No. 1

    4.251897HD

    Black Diamond Express, No. 1
  • 1896
    A Morning Bath

    A Morning Bath

    A Morning Bath

    41896HD

    “Mammy is washing her little pickaninny. She thrusts him, kicking and struggling, into a tub full of foaming suds.” (Edison film catalog)

    A Morning Bath
  • 1899
    Shoot the Chutes Series

    Shoot the Chutes Series

    Shoot the Chutes Series

    3.6671899HD

    Positively the most wonderful series of pictures ever secured by an animated picture camera. The first scene is taken from the pond of the chutes,...

    Shoot the Chutes Series
  • 1896
    Black Diamond Express

    Black Diamond Express

    Black Diamond Express

    4.5561896HD

    This picture was taken at one of the curves on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, along the beautiful Susquehanna River. The train is seen rapidly...

    Black Diamond Express
  • 1896
    Shooting the Chutes

    Shooting the Chutes

    Shooting the Chutes

    3.91896HD

    The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors...

    Shooting the Chutes
  • 1896
    Feeding the Doves

    Feeding the Doves

    Feeding the Doves

    5.0911896HD

    A woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of the...

    Feeding the Doves
  • 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
  • 1900
    Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

    Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

    Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

    3.31900HD

    The picture opens with a crowd of Swiss boys and girls dressed in native costumes, marching down the street in this very unique and picturesque...

    Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition
  • 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
  • 1896
    The Burning Stable

    The Burning Stable

    The Burning Stable

    4.11896HD

    A burning wagon is dragged from the barn by the firemen, and four horses are rescued from the flames by the stablemen. Thick volumes of smoke pour...

    The Burning Stable
  • 1900
    Palace of Electricity

    Palace of Electricity

    Palace of Electricity

    5.3641900HD

    A panoramic shot, making a full circle, at the 1900 Paris Exposition. It begins and ends looking at the front of the Palace of Electricity. As it...

    Palace of Electricity
  • 1900
    Panorama of Eiffel Tower

    Panorama of Eiffel Tower

    Panorama of Eiffel Tower

    5.61900HD

    “Showing the entire height of this wonderful structure from the base of the dome and return, with the great Paris Exposition in the background,...

    Panorama of Eiffel Tower
  • 1899
    Arabian Gun Twirler

    Arabian Gun Twirler

    Arabian Gun Twirler

    4.71899HD

    "An interesting exhibit by Hadji Cheriff, of the original Midway Plaisance. Twirls his rifle over his shoulder, behind back, under leg, both hands...

    Arabian Gun Twirler