James H. White
- Directing
- March 1, 1872 · Nova Scotia, Canada
- January 1, 1944
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
Filmography
- Butterfly Dances · Director
- Down the Old Potomac · Director
- The Police Force of New York City · Director
- His Mother's Thanksgiving · Director
- Frankenstein · Cinematography
- Life of an American Fireman · The Fire Chief
- Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R. · Director
- Jack and the Beanstalk · Farmer
- Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison · Director
- President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition · Director
- Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession · Director
- Grandma and the Bad Boys · Director
- Hong Kong Wharf Scene · Director
- Canton River Scene · Director
- Paris exposition films · Director, Camera Operator
- Champs Elysees · Director
- Panorama of Place de l'Opéra · Director
- Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace · Director
- Champs de Mars · Director
- Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower · Director
- Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine · Director
- Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris Exposition · Director
- A Storm at Sea · Director
- Watermelon Contest · Director
- Tourists Starting for Canton · Director
- Shanghai Street Scene No. 2 · Director
- New Black Diamond Express · Director
- Panorama of Gorge Railway · Director
- Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps · Director
- Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk · Director, Producer
- Charge of Boer Cavalry · Director
- Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees · Director
- Naval Sham Battle at Newport · Director
- Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition · Director
- Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running · Director
- Panoramic View of Newport · Director
- Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School · Director
- Esplanade des Invalides · Director
- Swiss Village, No. 2 · Director
- Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde · Director
- Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo · Director, Producer
- Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation' · Director
- Battle of Mafeking · Director
- Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School · Director
- Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo · Director
- Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield · Director
- Boers Bringing in British Prisoners · Director
- Overland Express Arriving at Helena, Mont. · Producer
- Why Jones Discharged His Clerks · Director
- Panorama of Eiffel Tower · Director
- Palace of Electricity · Director
- English Lancers Charging · Director
- Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce · Director
- Capture of Boer Battery by British · Director
- Love and War · Director
- The Astor Tramp · Director
- U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade · Director
- 2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation · Director
- Tenderloin at Night · Director
- Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' · Director
- Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees · Director
- Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade · Director
- Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar · Director
- Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch · Director
- The Diving Horse · Director
- Battery K Siege Guns · Director
- Trick Bears · Director
- New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1 · Director
- Shoot the Chutes Series · Director
- Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River · Director
- Capture of Trenches at Candaba · Director
- U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney · Director
- Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan · Director
- Filipinos Retreat from Trenches · Director
- Skirmish of Rough Riders · Director
- U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan · Director
- Strange Adventure of New York Drummer · Director
- Rout of the Filipinos · Director
- Fun in Camp · Director
- 104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway · Director