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James H. White

Directing • 1872-03-01 • Nova Scotia, Canada

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

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1910

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

1894

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

1897

Seminary Girls

Seminary Girls

1897

Feeding the Doves

Feeding the Doves

1896

A Morning Bath

A Morning Bath

1896

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Filmography

2007
Butterfly DancesFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1917
Down the Old PotomacFilm
Director
★ 6.7
1910
The Police Force of New York CityFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1902
Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.Film
Director
★ 6.7
1901
Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn PrisonFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1901
President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American ExpositionFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1901
Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the ProcessionFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1900
Panorama of Eiffel TowerFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1900
Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel TowerFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1900
Champs de MarsFilm
Director
★ 5.6
1900
Palace of ElectricityFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1900
A Storm at SeaFilm
Director
★ 6.3
1900
Why Mrs. Jones Got a DivorceFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1900
Eiffel Tower from Trocadero PalaceFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1900
Watermelon ContestFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1900
New Black Diamond ExpressFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1900
Panoramic View of the Place de la ConcordeFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1900
Panorama of Gorge RailwayFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1900
Panorama of the Moving BoardwalkFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1900
Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the SeineFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1900
Capture of Boer Battery by BritishFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1900
Grandma and the Bad BoysFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1900
Exploding a Whitehead TorpedoFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1900
Panoramic View of the Champs ElyseesFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1900
Boers Bringing in British PrisonersFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1900
Panorama of Place de l'OpéraFilm
Director
★ 5.4
1900
Panoramic View of NewportFilm
Director
★ 5.4
1900
English Lancers ChargingFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1900
Battle of MafekingFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1900
Swiss Village, No. 2Film
Director
★ 6.0
1900
Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris ExpositionFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1900
Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training SchoolFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1900
Champs ElyseesFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1900
Esplanade des InvalidesFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1900
Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'Film
Director
★ 5.0
1900
Why Jones Discharged His ClerksFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1900
Red Cross Ambulance on BattlefieldFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1900
Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training SchoolFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1900
Naval Sham Battle at NewportFilm
Director
★ 3.6
1900
Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at LongchampsFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1900
Torpedo Boat 'Morris' RunningFilm
Director
★ 5.7
1900
Discharging a Whitehead TorpedoFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1900
Charge of Boer CavalryFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1900
Hong Kong Wharf SceneFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1900
Tourists Starting for CantonFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1900
Shanghai Street Scene No. 2Film
Director
★ 6.5
1900
Canton River SceneFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1900
Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris ExpositionFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1900
Paris exposition filmsFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1900
The Eiffel Tower Seen from the TrocadéroFilm
Director
1899
Cripple Creek Bar-Room SceneFilm
Director
★ 4.1
1899
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2Film
Director
★ 5.2
1899
Arabian Gun TwirlerFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1899
104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated RailwayFilm
Director
★ 5.1
1899
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2Film
Director
★ 5.4
1899
Advance of Kansas Volunteers at CaloocanFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1899
Three AcrobatsFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1899
A Wringing Good JokeFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1899
Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York CommitteesFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1899
The Astor TrampFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1899
Tourists Going Round Yellowstone ParkFilm
Director
★ 3.8
1899
Skirmish of Rough RidersFilm
Director
★ 3.0
1899
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and EmbarkationFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1899
Poker at Dawson CityFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1899
Fun in CampFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1899
Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2Film
Director
★ 4.2
1899
Strange Adventure of New York DrummerFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1899
Love and WarFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1899
Admiral Dewey Landing at GibraltarFilm
Director
★ 3.3
1899
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1Film
Director
★ 5.8
1899
Filipinos Retreat from TrenchesFilm
Director
★ 3.7
1899
U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El CaneyFilm
Director
★ 3.7
1899
Capture of Trenches at CandabaFilm
Director
★ 3.5
1899
U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'Film
Director
★ 4.2
1899
Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'Film
Director
★ 4.2
1899
Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot SpringsFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1899
Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone ParkFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1899
Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under ArchFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1899
Admiral Dewey Leading Land ParadeFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1899
Pilot Boats in New York HarborFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1899
U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before CaloocanFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1899
Trick BearsFilm
Director
★ 3.8
1899
U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval ParadeFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1899
Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia'Film
Director
★ 3.8
1899
The Diving HorseFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1899
Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag RiverFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1899
Shoot the Chutes SeriesFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1899
Tenderloin at NightFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1899
Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania VolunteersFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1899
Casey at the BatFilm
Director
★ 3.4
1899
Troops at Evacuation of HavanaFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1899
Rout of the FilipinosFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1899
Battery K Siege GunsFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1898
Shooting Captured InsurgentsFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1898
Turkish Dance, Ella LolaFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1898
Ella Lola, a la TrilbyFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1898
Troop Ships for the PhilippinesFilm
Director
★ 3.8
1898
Statue of LibertyFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1898
Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.Film
Director
★ 4.3
1898
Going Through the TunnelFilm
Director
★ 5.7
1898
Freight TrainFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1898
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1Film
Director
★ 4.1
1898
Wash Day in MexicoFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1898
Cuban AmbushFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1898
South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.Film
Director
★ 4.7
1898
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2Film
Director
★ 4.5
1898
Mount Taw R.R., No. 3Film
Director
★ 4.5
1898
Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'Film
Director
★ 4.5
1898
After LaunchingFilm
Director
★ 3.7
1898
Native DaughtersFilm
Director
★ 3.7
1898
The Fleet Steaming Up North RiverFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1898
Procession of FloatsFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1898
Parade of ChineseFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1898
Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval ParadeFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1898
Union Iron WorksFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1898
Indian Day SchoolFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1898
Troops Embarking at San FranciscoFilm
Director
★ 3.2
1898
Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's TombFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1898
Observation Train Following ParadeFilm
Director
★ 3.8
1898
Street Scene, San DiegoFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1898
Calf BrandingFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1898
Dogs Playing in the SurfFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1898
Japanese SampansFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1898
Ostriches Running, No. 1Film
Director
★ 10.0
1898
Cattle Leaving the CorralFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1898
Feeding Sea GullsFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1898
Launching, No. 2Film
Director
★ 3.4
1898
Eagle Dance, Pueblo IndiansFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1898
Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2Film
Director
★ 4.2
1898
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'Film
Director
★ 4.0
1898
Fighting the FireFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1898
S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the StormFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1898
Bull Fight, no. 3Film
Director
★ 8.0
1898
Train Hour in Durango, MexicoFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1898
California Limited, A.T. & S.F.R.R.Film
Director
★ 5.5
1898
Landing Wharf at CantonFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1898
Victorious Squadron Firing SaluteFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1898
Farmer Kissing the Lean GirlFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1898
Lassoing a SteerFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1898
Sunday Morning in MexicoFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1898
Las Viga Canal, Mexico CityFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1898
Mexican Rurales ChargeFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1898
Wand Dance, Pueblo IndiansFilm
Director
1897
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical LaboratoryFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1897
Seminary GirlsFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1897
Return of LifeboatFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1897
Giant Coal DumperFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1897
Fifth Avenue, New YorkFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1897
Pillow FightFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1897
Cupid and PsycheFilm
Director
★ 5.1
1897
The First Sleigh-RideFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1897
Fast mail, Northern Pacific RailroadFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1897
Sheep Run, Chicago StockyardsFilm
Director
★ 4.9
1897
Black Diamond Express, No. 1Film
Director
★ 4.8
1897
Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.Film
Director
★ 3.7
1897
Sutro Baths, No. 1Film
Director
★ 4.6
1897
Capsize of LifeboatFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1897
Sutro Baths, No. 2Film
Director
★ 4.6
1897
Buffalo Fire Department in ActionFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1897
Lurline BathsFilm
Director
★ 4.1
1897
Serpentine Dance - AnnabelleFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1897
Corner Madison and State Streets, ChicagoFilm
Director
★ 5.1
1897
Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6Film
Director
★ 4.2
1897
Buffalo Police on ParadeFilm
Director
★ 4.9
1897
Stanford University, CaliforniaFilm
Director
★ 4.9
1897
Armour's Electric TrolleyFilm
Director
★ 4.1
1897
Leander SistersFilm
Director
★ 3.9
1897
Falls of MinnehahaFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1897
S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing AwayFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1897
S.S. 'Queen' LoadingFilm
Director
★ 3.7
1897
Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central RailwayFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1897
Buffalo StockyardsFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1897
Cattle Driven to SlaughterFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1897
Fisherman's WharfFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1897
Hotel Del MonteFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1897
First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8Film
Director
★ 3.7
1897
Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9Film
Director
★ 4.3
1897
Fishing SmacksFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1897
Launch of Life BoatFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1897
Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.Film
Director
★ 4.3
1897
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak ParkFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1897
Surf at MontereyFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1897
S.S. 'Coptic' in the HarborFilm
Director
★ 3.8
1897
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.Film
Director
★ 3.7
1897
S.S. 'Coptic' at DockFilm
Director
★ 3.6
1897
Chicken ThievesFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1897
S.S. 'Queen' Leaving DockFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1897
Southern Pacific Overland MailFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1897
The Sea Lions' HomeFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1897
Boxing for PointsFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1897
Racing at Sheepshead BayFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1897
Rescue - ResuscitationFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1897
Police Patrol WagonFilm
Director
★ 3.8
1897
S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for KlondikeFilm
Director
★ 3.4
1897
Boat Wagon and Beach CartFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1897
Husking BeeFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1896
Feeding the DovesFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1896
A Morning BathFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1896
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee DanceFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1896
Interrupted LoversFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1896
The Burning StableFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1896
Shooting the ChutesFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1896
The Morning AlarmFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1896
Black Diamond ExpressFilm
Director
★ 5.3
1896
Lone FishermanFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1896
American Falls from Above, American SideFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1896
Edison Drawn by 'World' ArtistFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1896
Watermelon ContestFilm
Director
★ 3.9
1896
Mess CallFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1896
Going to the FireFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1896
Mounted Police ChargeFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1896
Cock FightFilm
Director
★ 4.9
1896
Passaic FallsFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1896
Herald SquareFilm
Director
★ 4.9
1896
The Bad Boy and the GardenerFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1896
Starting for the FireFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1896
A Morning AlarmFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1896
Little EgyptFilm
Director
★ 3.5
1896
Irish Way of Discussing PoliticsFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1896
East Side Drive, No. 1Film
Director
★ 7.0
1896
American Falls, from Incline R.R.Film
Director
★ 7.0
1896
Scene on Surf Ave., Coney IslandFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1896
Sea Beach SceneFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1896
McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.Film
Director
★ 4.0
1894
Annabelle Butterfly DanceFilm
Director
★ 5.5