James H. White Movies
- 1899
Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar
Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar2.61899HD
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...
- 1896
The Burning Stable
The Burning Stable41896HD
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...
- 1898
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola5.21898HD
In this movie, dancer Ella Lola performs a Turkish variation of a "Danse Du Ventre", the oriental belly dance. In her dance she shakes, twists and...
- 1902
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk6.11902HD
Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk....
- 1899
Fun in Camp
Fun in Camp41899HD
“Showing a group of soldiers and Red Cross nurses being amused by a number of small children who are riding upon the backs of trick bears. A...
- 1899
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 24.81899HD
“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...
- 1899
Shoot the Chutes Series
Shoot the Chutes Series3.51899HD
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,...
- 1898
Shooting Captured Insurgents
Shooting Captured Insurgents4.4291898HD
“A file of Spanish soldiers line up the Cubans against a blank wall and fire a volley. The flash of rifles and drifting smoke make a very...
- 1898
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty3.51898HD
The Statue of Liberty in right profile; No people, no flags rippling in the wind, no seagulls flapping past to mar the unmoving image of the Statue...
- 1896
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance4.91896HD
The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World's Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around...
- 1898
Troop Ships for the Philippines
Troop Ships for the Philippines3.31898HD
The S.S. Australia departs from San Francisco Bay, carrying American soldiers to the Philippines.
- 1899
Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene
Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene4.11899HD
Rowdy patrons visit an Old West saloon.
- 1898
Ella Lola, a la Trilby
Ella Lola, a la Trilby4.41898HD
A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora...
- 1899
The Astor Tramp
The Astor Tramp3.51899HD
"A side splitting subject, showing the mistaken tramp's arrival at the Wm. Waldorf Astor mansion and being discovered comfortably asleep in bed, by...
- 1897
Fifth Avenue, New York
Fifth Avenue, New York4.71897HD
"The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, actresses, millionaires pass by on their afternoon stroll." -...
- 1917
Down the Old Potomac
Down the Old Potomac61917HD
This fascinating 12-minute documentary from Edison's Conquest Pictures features a man in a small boat being pulled (from a horse on shore) down the...
- 1896
Interrupted Lovers
Interrupted Lovers3.81896HD
“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)
- 1900
Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce
Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce5.8751900HD
This scene opens by showing a pretty cook mixing bread in the kitchen. Jones comes in unexpectedly from a trip and carries a dress suitcase. He...
- 1897
First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 83.81897HD
From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains,...
- 1898
Native Daughters
Native Daughters31898HD
The film opens showing the native daughters mounted on horses.