Edwin S. Porter

Among the earliest existing films in American cinema – notable as an early film to present a narrative story to tell – it depicts a ...

A baker’s assistant throws a handful of dough at a rat. The dough sticks to the side of a barrel and the assistant proceeds to sculpt the ...

A 1911 silent drama film written and directed by Edwin S. Porter and Lois Weber. Starring Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley, and Charles De Forrest. ...