James H. White

Known For: Directing
Born: March 1, 1872
Place of Birth: Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: January 1, 1944

James H. White

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.

Filmography

Butterfly Dances

Butterfly Dances

2007 · Director

Down the Old Potomac

1917 · Director

The Police Force of New York City

1910 · Director

His Mother's Thanksgiving

1910 · Director

Frankenstein

1910 · Director of Photography

Life of an American Fireman

1903 · The Fire Chief

Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.

Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.

1902 · Director

Jack and the Beanstalk

1902 · Farmer

Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

1901 · Director

President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition

1901 · Director

Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession

1901 · Director

Love in a Hammock

Love in a Hammock

1901 · Director

Grandma and the Bad Boys

Grandma and the Bad Boys

1900 · Director

Hong Kong Wharf Scene

Hong Kong Wharf Scene

1900 · Director

Canton River Scene

Canton River Scene

1900 · Director

Paris exposition films

1900 · Director, Camera Operator, Producer

Champs Elysees

1900 · Director

Panorama of Place de l'Opéra

1900 · Director

Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace

1900 · Director

Champs de Mars

1900 · Director

Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower

Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower

1900 · Director

Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine

Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine

1900 · Director

Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris Exposition

1900 · Director

A Storm at Sea

1900 · Director

Watermelon Contest

1900 · Director

Tourists Starting for Canton

Tourists Starting for Canton

1900 · Director

Shanghai Street Scene No. 2

1900 · Director

New Black Diamond Express

1900 · Director

Panorama of Gorge Railway

Panorama of Gorge Railway

1900 · Director

Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

1900 · Director

Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk

1900 · Director, Producer

Charge of Boer Cavalry

Charge of Boer Cavalry

1900 · Director

Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

1900 · Director

Naval Sham Battle at Newport

Naval Sham Battle at Newport

1900 · Director

Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

1900 · Director

Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running

Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running

1900 · Director

Panoramic View of Newport

Panoramic View of Newport

1900 · Director

Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School

Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School

1900 · Director

Esplanade des Invalides

Esplanade des Invalides

1900 · Director

Swiss Village, No. 2

Swiss Village, No. 2

1900 · Director

Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde

1900 · Director

Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

1900 · Director, Producer

Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'

Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'

1900 · Director

Battle of Mafeking

Battle of Mafeking

1900 · Director

Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School

Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School

1900 · Director

Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

1900 · Director

Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield

Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield

1900 · Director

Boers Bringing in British Prisoners

Boers Bringing in British Prisoners

1900 · Director

Overland Express Arriving at Helena, Mont.

1900 · Producer

Why Jones Discharged His Clerks

Why Jones Discharged His Clerks

1900 · Director

Panorama of Eiffel Tower

1900 · Director

Palace of Electricity

Palace of Electricity

1900 · Director

English Lancers Charging

English Lancers Charging

1900 · Director

Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce

Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce

1900 · Director

Capture of Boer Battery by British

1900 · Director

Love and War

1899 · Director

The Astor Tramp

1899 · Director

U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade

U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade

1899 · Director

2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation

1899 · Director

Tenderloin at Night

Tenderloin at Night

1899 · Director

Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia'

1899 · Director

Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees

1899 · Director

Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade

1899 · Director

Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar

1899 · Director

Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

1899 · Director

The Diving Horse

1899 · Director

Battery K Siege Guns

Battery K Siege Guns

1899 · Director

Trick Bears

1899 · Director

New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1

1899 · Director

Shoot the Chutes Series

Shoot the Chutes Series

1899 · Director

Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

1899 · Director

Capture of Trenches at Candaba

1899 · Director

U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney

U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney

1899 · Director

Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan

1899 · Director

Filipinos Retreat from Trenches

1899 · Director

Skirmish of Rough Riders

1899 · Director

U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan

1899 · Director

Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

1899 · Director

Rout of the Filipinos

Rout of the Filipinos

1899 · Director

Fun in Camp

1899 · Director

104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway

1899 · Director

Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

1899 · Director

New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2

New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2

1899 · Director

Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene

1899 · Director

Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers

Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers

1899 · Director

Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

1899 · Director

Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

1899 · Director

U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

1899 · Director

Three Acrobats

1899 · Director

Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2

1899 · Director, Producer

Arabian Gun Twirler

1899 · Producer, Director

Poker at Dawson City

1899 · Director

Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park

1899 · Director

Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park

1899 · Director

Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs

1899 · Director

Troops at Evacuation of Havana

Troops at Evacuation of Havana

1899 · Director

A Wringing Good Joke

1899 · Director

Casey at the Bat

1899 · Director, Producer

Fighting the Fire

Fighting the Fire

1898 · Director

Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'

1898 · Director

Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

1898 · Director

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

1898 · Director

Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade

1898 · Director

Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

1898 · Director

The Fleet Steaming Up North River

The Fleet Steaming Up North River

1898 · Director

Observation Train Following Parade

Observation Train Following Parade

1898 · Director

Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl

1898 · Director

Victorious Squadron Firing Salute

Victorious Squadron Firing Salute

1898 · Director

Cuban Ambush

1898 · Director

Shooting Captured Insurgents

1898 · Director

Troop Ships for the Philippines

1898 · Director

Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2

Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2

1898 · Director

Troops Embarking at San Francisco

Troops Embarking at San Francisco

1898 · Director

Landing Wharf at Canton

Landing Wharf at Canton

1898 · Director

Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

1898 · Director

S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm

1898 · Producer, Director

Feeding Sea Gulls

Feeding Sea Gulls

1898 · Director

Union Iron Works

Union Iron Works

1898 · Director

Parade of Chinese

1898 · Director

Native Daughters

Native Daughters

1898 · Director

Procession of Floats

Procession of Floats

1898 · Director

After Launching

1898 · Director

Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

1898 · Director

Launching, No. 2

Launching, No. 2

1898 · Director

Freight Train

1898 · Director

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

1898 · Director

Bull Fight, no. 3

Bull Fight, no. 3

1898 · Director

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1

1898 · Director

Lassoing a Steer

Lassoing a Steer

1898 · Director

California Limited, A.T. & S.F.R.R.

California Limited, A.T. & S.F.R.R.

1898 · Director

Wash Day in Mexico

1898 · Director

South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

1898 · Director

Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.

1898 · Director

Going Through the Tunnel

1898 · Director

Calf Branding

1898 · Director

Cattle Leaving the Corral

1898 · Director

Indian Day School

1898 · Director

Street Scene, San Diego

Street Scene, San Diego

1898 · Director

Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians

1898 · Director

Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

1898 · Director

Train Hour in Durango, Mexico

Train Hour in Durango, Mexico

1898 · Director

Mexican Rurales Charge

Mexican Rurales Charge

1898 · Director

Ostriches Running, No. 1

Ostriches Running, No. 1

1898 · Director

Dogs Playing in the Surf

Dogs Playing in the Surf

1898 · Director

Wand Dance, Pueblo Indians

Wand Dance, Pueblo Indians

1898 · Director

Japanese Sampans

Japanese Sampans

1898 · Director

Sunday Morning in Mexico

Sunday Morning in Mexico

1898 · Director

Ella Lola, a la Trilby

1898 · Director

Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

1897 · Director

S.S. 'Queen' Loading

1897 · Director

Launch of Surf Boat

1897 · Producer

Rescue - Resuscitation

Rescue - Resuscitation

1897 · Director

Boat Wagon and Beach Cart

1897 · Director

Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

1897 · Director

Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

1897 · Director

S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock

1897 · Director

S.S. 'Coptic' at Dock

1897 · Director

Fishing Smacks

1897 · Director

Fisherman's Wharf

1897 · Director

S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike

1897 · Director

Stanford University, California

1897 · Director

Launch of Life Boat

1897 · Director

S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

1897 · Director

Buffalo Fire Department in Action

1897 · Director

Hotel Del Monte

1897 · Director

Lurline Baths

1897 · Director

Southern Pacific Overland Mail

1897 · Director

Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.

1897 · Director

Sutro Baths, No. 1

Sutro Baths, No. 1

1897 · Director

Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

1897 · Director

Surf at Monterey

Surf at Monterey

1897 · Director

First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

1897 · Director

Return of Lifeboat

1897 · Director

Boxing for Points

Boxing for Points

1897 · Director

The Sea Lions' Home

1897 · Director

Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.

Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.

1897 · Director

S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

1897 · Director

Capsize of Lifeboat

1897 · Director

Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche

1897 · Director

Leander Sisters

1897 · Director

Sutro Baths, No. 2

Sutro Baths, No. 2

1897 · Director

Cattle Driven to Slaughter

Cattle Driven to Slaughter

1897 · Director

Buffalo Stockyards

1897 · Director

Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

1897 · Director

Buffalo Police on Parade

1897 · Director

Armour's Electric Trolley

1897 · Director

Falls of Minnehaha

1897 · Director

Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards

1897 · Director

Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

1897 · Director

Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

1897 · Director

Giant Coal Dumper

1897 · Director

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

1897 · Director

Husking Bee

1897 · Director

Pillow Fight

1897 · Director

Black Diamond Express, No. 1

1897 · Director

Seminary Girls

1897 · Director

Fifth Avenue, New York

1897 · Director

Police Patrol Wagon

1897 · Director

Chicken Thieves

Chicken Thieves

1897 · Director

The First Sleigh-Ride

1897 · Director

Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

1897 · Director

The Morning Alarm

1896 · Director

Going to the Fire

1896 · Director

American Falls, from Incline R.R.

American Falls, from Incline R.R.

1896 · Director

American Falls from Above, American Side

1896 · Director

Black Diamond Express

Black Diamond Express

1896 · Director, Director of Photography

Cock Fight

1896 · Director

A Morning Alarm

1896 · Director

Starting for the Fire

Starting for the Fire

1896 · Director

Mounted Police Charge

1896 · Director

The Burning Stable

1896 · Director

East Side Drive, No. 1

East Side Drive, No. 1

1896 · Director

A Morning Bath

1896 · Director

Feeding the Doves

1896 · Director, Director of Photography

Passaic Falls, New Jersey

Passaic Falls, New Jersey

1896 · Director

Shooting the Chutes

1896 · Director

Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island

Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island

1896 · Director

Sea Beach Scene

1896 · Director

The Bad Boy and the Gardener

1896 · Director, Producer

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

1896 · Director

Herald Square

1896 · Director

Little Egypt

1896 · Director

Watermelon Contest

Watermelon Contest

1896 · Director

Mess Call

1896 · Director

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

1896 · Director

Lone Fisherman

1896 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Interrupted Lovers

1896 · Producer, Director

McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.

McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.

1896 · Director

Irish Way of Discussing Politics

Irish Way of Discussing Politics

1896 · Director

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

1894 · Director

S.S. "Coptic" Lying To

S.S. "Coptic" Lying To

— · Director

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