Directing
James H. White
1 March 1872† 1 January 1944 (aged 71) Nova Scotia, Canada
- Directed
- 226
- Produced
- 12
- Movies
- 2
Biography
James Henry White was a Canadian film pioneer, who worked as a director, producer, and cinematographer. He also appeared as an actor in several films. He was employed by the Edison Manufacturing Company, and directed over 500 short films, both fictional and documentary.
Known For
- Upcoming
- S.S. "Coptic" Lying To · Film · Director
- 2007
- Butterfly Dances · Film · Director
- 1917
- Down the Old Potomac · Film · Director
- 1910
- Frankenstein · Film · Director of Photography
- His Mother's Thanksgiving · Film · Director
- The Police Force of New York City · Film · Director
- 1903
- Life of an American Fireman · Film · The Fire Chief
- 1902
- Jack and the Beanstalk · Film · Farmer
- Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R. · Film · Director
- 1901
- Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison · Film · Director
- Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession · Film · Director
- President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition · Film · Director
- 1900
- Panorama of Eiffel Tower · Film · Director
- Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower · Film · Director
- Palace of Electricity · Film · Director
- Champs de Mars · Film · Director
- Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace · Film · Director
- A Storm at Sea · Film · Director
- Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce · Film · Director
- Capture of Boer Battery by British · Film · Director
- New Black Diamond Express · Film · Director
- Watermelon Contest · Film · Director
- Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees · Film · Director
- Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk · Film · Director
- English Lancers Charging · Film · Director
- Panorama of Gorge Railway · Film · Director
- Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde · Film · Director
- Panorama of Place de l'Opéra · Film · Director
- Panoramic View of Newport · Film · Director
- Battle of Mafeking · Film · Director
- Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo · Film · Director
- Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition · Film · Director
- Naval Sham Battle at Newport · Film · Director
- Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine · Film · Director
- Grandma and the Bad Boys · Film · Director
- Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield · Film · Director
- Champs Elysees · Film · Director
- Boers Bringing in British Prisoners · Film · Director
- Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps · Film · Director
- Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo · Film · Director
- Charge of Boer Cavalry · Film · Director
- Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School · Film · Director
- Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation' · Film · Director
- Why Jones Discharged His Clerks · Film · Director
- Esplanade des Invalides · Film · Director
- Swiss Village, No. 2 · Film · Director
- Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School · Film · Director
- Overland Express Arriving at Helena, Mont. · Film · Producer
- Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running · Film · Director
- Canton River Scene · Film · Director
- Hong Kong Wharf Scene · Film · Director
- Shanghai Street Scene No. 2 · Film · Director
- Tourists Starting for Canton · Film · Director
- Paris exposition films · Film · Director
- Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris Exposition · Film · Director
- 1899
- Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene · Film · Director
- Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2 · Film · Director
- Arabian Gun Twirler · Film · Producer
- 104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway · Film · Director
- Skirmish of Rough Riders · Film · Director
- Three Acrobats · Film · Director
- Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park · Film · Director
- Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan · Film · Director
- A Wringing Good Joke · Film · Director
- New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2 · Film · Director
- The Astor Tramp · Film · Director
- Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees · Film · Director
- Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar · Film · Director
- Capture of Trenches at Candaba · Film · Director
- U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney · Film · Director
- Filipinos Retreat from Trenches · Film · Director
- Poker at Dawson City · Film · Director
- Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' · Film · Director
- Trick Bears · Film · Director
- Love and War · Film · Director
- Fun in Camp · Film · Director
- Pilot Boats in New York Harbor · Film · Director
- Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh' · Film · Director
- Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park · Film · Director
- Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs · Film · Director
- U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh' · Film · Director
- 2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation · Film · Director
- Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2 · Film · Director
- Strange Adventure of New York Drummer · Film · Director
- U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan · Film · Director
- U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade · Film · Director
- Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade · Film · Director
- Tenderloin at Night · Film · Director
- The Diving Horse · Film · Director
- Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch · Film · Director
- New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1 · Film · Director
- Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River · Film · Director
- Shoot the Chutes Series · Film · Director
- Casey at the Bat · Film · Director
- Troops at Evacuation of Havana · Film · Director
- Battery K Siege Guns · Film · Director
- Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers · Film · Director
- Rout of the Filipinos · Film · Director
- 1898
- Shooting Captured Insurgents · Film · Director
- Ella Lola, a la Trilby · Film · Director
- Troop Ships for the Philippines · Film · Director
- Turkish Dance, Ella Lola · Film · Director
- Statue of Liberty · Film · Director
- Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1 · Film · Director
- Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry. · Film · Director
- Cuban Ambush · Film · Director
- Wash Day in Mexico · Film · Director
- Freight Train · Film · Director
- Troops Embarking at San Francisco · Film · Director
- Mount Taw R.R., No. 3 · Film · Director
- Native Daughters · Film · Director
- Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa' · Film · Director
- South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal. · Film · Director
- After Launching · Film · Director
- Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2 · Film · Director
- Going Through the Tunnel · Film · Director
- Union Iron Works · Film · Director
- Procession of Floats · Film · Director
- Parade of Chinese · Film · Director
- Launching, No. 2 · Film · Director
- Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade · Film · Director
- Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb · Film · Director
- The Fleet Steaming Up North River · Film · Director
- Observation Train Following Parade · Film · Director
- Feeding Sea Gulls · Film · Director
- Calf Branding · Film · Director
- Indian Day School · Film · Director
- Cattle Leaving the Corral · Film · Director
- Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2 · Film · Director
- Street Scene, San Diego · Film · Director
- Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians · Film · Director
- Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn' · Film · Director
- S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm · Film · Producer
- Las Viga Canal, Mexico City · Film · Director
- Train Hour in Durango, Mexico · Film · Director
- Mexican Rurales Charge · Film · Director
- Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl · Film · Director
- California Limited, A.T. & S.F.R.R. · Film · Director
- Victorious Squadron Firing Salute · Film · Director
- Lassoing a Steer · Film · Director
- Fighting the Fire · Film · Director
- Landing Wharf at Canton · Film · Director
- Japanese Sampans · Film · Director
- Sunday Morning in Mexico · Film · Director
- Bull Fight, no. 3 · Film · Director
- Ostriches Running, No. 1 · Film · Director
- Dogs Playing in the Surf · Film · Director
- Wand Dance, Pueblo Indians · Film · Director
- 1897
- Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory · Film · Director
- Seminary Girls · Film · Director
- Return of Lifeboat · Film · Director
- Giant Coal Dumper · Film · Director
- The First Sleigh-Ride · Film · Director
- Fifth Avenue, New York · Film · Director
- Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad · Film · Director
- Cupid and Psyche · Film · Director
- Pillow Fight · Film · Director
- Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal. · Film · Director
- Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards · Film · Director
- Sutro Baths, No. 2 · Film · Director
- Lurline Baths · Film · Director
- Sutro Baths, No. 1 · Film · Director
- Black Diamond Express, No. 1 · Film · Director
- Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6 · Film · Director
- Buffalo Fire Department in Action · Film · Director
- Leander Sisters · Film · Director
- Armour's Electric Trolley · Film · Director
- Capsize of Lifeboat · Film · Director
- S.S. 'Queen' Loading · Film · Director
- Serpentine Dance - Annabelle · Film · Director
- First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8 · Film · Director
- Buffalo Stockyards · Film · Director
- Stanford University, California · Film · Director
- S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away · Film · Director
- Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago · Film · Director
- Buffalo Police on Parade · Film · Director
- Fishing Smacks · Film · Director
- Launch of Life Boat · Film · Director
- Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9 · Film · Director
- S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor · Film · Director
- S.S. 'Coptic' at Dock · Film · Director
- Fisherman's Wharf · Film · Director
- Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park · Film · Director
- Hotel Del Monte · Film · Director
- Falls of Minnehaha · Film · Director
- Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal. · Film · Director
- Surf at Monterey · Film · Director
- Cattle Driven to Slaughter · Film · Director
- Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal. · Film · Director
- Police Patrol Wagon · Film · Director
- S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike · Film · Director
- S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock · Film · Director
- Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway · Film · Director
- Chicken Thieves · Film · Director
- Southern Pacific Overland Mail · Film · Director
- Boxing for Points · Film · Director
- The Sea Lions' Home · Film · Director
- Racing at Sheepshead Bay · Film · Director
- Boat Wagon and Beach Cart · Film · Director
- Husking Bee · Film · Director
- Launch of Surf Boat · Film · Producer
- Rescue - Resuscitation · Film · Director
- 1896
- A Morning Bath · Film · Director
- Feeding the Doves · Film · Director
- Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance · Film · Director
- Interrupted Lovers · Film · Producer
- Shooting the Chutes · Film · Director
- The Morning Alarm · Film · Director
- The Burning Stable · Film · Director
- Watermelon Contest · Film · Director
- Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist · Film · Director
- Lone Fisherman · Film · Director
- Black Diamond Express · Film · Director
- American Falls from Above, American Side · Film · Director
- Mounted Police Charge · Film · Director
- Going to the Fire · Film · Director
- Mess Call · Film · Director
- Passaic Falls · Film · Director
- Cock Fight · Film · Director
- Herald Square · Film · Director
- Little Egypt · Film · Director
- The Bad Boy and the Gardener · Film · Director
- Irish Way of Discussing Politics · Film · Director
- McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O. · Film · Director
- A Morning Alarm · Film · Director
- Sea Beach Scene · Film · Director
- Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island · Film · Director
- East Side Drive, No. 1 · Film · Director
- Starting for the Fire · Film · Director
- American Falls, from Incline R.R. · Film · Director
- 1894
- Annabelle Butterfly Dance · Film · Director