James H. White
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.

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Roles

Crew

Butterfly Dances (2007)
Director
Down the old Potomac (1917)
Director
His Mother's Thanksgiving (1910)
Director
Frankenstein (1910)
Director of Photography
Life of an American Fireman (1903)
Assistant Director
Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R. (1902)
Director
Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison (1901)
Production Assistant
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
Grandma and the Bad Boys (1900)
Director
Champs Elysees (1900)
Director
Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine (1900)
Director
Watermelon Contest (1900)
Director
New Black Diamond Express (1900)
Director
Charge of Boer Cavalry (1900)
Director
Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps (1900)
Director
Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running (1900)
Director
Panoramic View of Newport (1900)
Director
Naval Sham Battle at Newport (1900)
Director
Esplanade des Invalides (1900)
Director
Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo (1900)
Director
Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation' (1900)
Director
Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School (1900)
Director
Swiss Village, No. 2 (1900)
Director
Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition (1900)
Director
Battle of Mafeking (1900)
Director
Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School (1900)
Director
Boers Bringing in British Prisoners (1900)
Director
Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield (1900)
Director
Why Jones Discharged His Clerks (1900)
Director
Capture of Boer Battery by British (1900)
Director
English Lancers Charging (1900)
Director
Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce (1900)
Director
Love and War (1899)
Director
The Astor Tramp (1899)
Director
U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade (1899)
Director
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry: Parade (1899)
Director
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 Landing at Gibraltar (1899)
Director
Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade (1899)
Director
Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch (1899)
Director
The Diving Horse (1899)
Director
Shoot the Chutes Series (1899)
Director
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1 (1899)
Director
Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River (1899)
Director
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
Fun in Camp (1899)
Director
Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene (1899)
Director
Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh' (1899)
Director
U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh' (1899)
Director
Three Acrobats (1899)
Director
Poker at Dawson City (1899)
Director
Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park (1899)
Director
Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs (1899)
Director
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola (1898)
Director
The Fleet Steaming Up North River (1898)
Director
Observation Train Following Parade (1898)
Director
Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb (1898)
Director
Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl (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 (1898)
Director
Troops Embarking at San Francisco (1898)
Director
Mount Taw R.R., No. 3 (1898)
Director
S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm (1898)
Producer | Director
Launching, No. 2 (1898)
Director
Native Daughters (1898)
Director
Procession of Floats (1898)
Director
Parade of Chinese (1898)
Director
After Launching (1898)
Director
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2 (1898)
Director
Freight Train (1898)
Director
Feeding Sea Gulls (1898)
Director
Wash Day in Mexico (1898)
Director
South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal. (1898)
Director
Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry. (1898)
Director
Going Through the Tunnel (1898)
Director
Indian Day School (1898)
Director
Calf Branding (1898)
Director
Cattle Leaving the Corral (1898)
Director
Street Scene, San Diego (1898)
Director
Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians (1898)
Director
Japanese Sampans (1898)
Director
Sunday Morning in Mexico (1898)
Director
Ella Lola, a la Trilby (1898)
Director
S.S. 'Queen' Loading (1897)
Director
S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock (1897)
Director
S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike (1897)
Director
S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor (1897)
Director
S.S. 'Coptic' at Dock (1897)
Director
Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal. (1897)
Director
Lurline Baths (1897)
Director
Surf at Monterey (1897)
Director
Sutro Baths, No. 1 (1897)
Director
Boxing for Points (1897)
Director
Buffalo Police on Parade (1897)
Director
Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway (1897)
Director
Armour's Electric Trolley (1897)
Director
Falls of Minnehaha (1897)
Director
Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards (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 (1897)
Director
A Morning Bath (1896)
Director
Passaic Falls, New Jersey (1896)
Director
The Bad Boy and the Gardener (1896)
Director | Producer
Herald Square (1896)
Director
Lone Fisherman (1896)
Director | Producer | Director of Photography
Interrupted Lovers (1896)
Producer | Director
Irish Way of Discussing Politics (1896)
Director