Person

James H. White

Directing · 1872–1944 · Nova Scotia, Canada

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

2007Butterfly DancesDirector
1917Down the Old PotomacDirector
1910The Police Force of New York CityDirector
1910His Mother's ThanksgivingDirector
1910FrankensteinDirector of Photography
1903Life of an American FiremanThe Fire Chief
1902Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.Director
1902Jack and the BeanstalkFarmer
1901Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn PrisonDirector
1901President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American ExpositionDirector
1901Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the ProcessionDirector
1901Love in a HammockDirector
1900Grandma and the Bad BoysDirector
1900Hong Kong Wharf SceneDirector
1900Canton River SceneDirector
1900Paris exposition filmsDirector
1900Panorama of Place de l'OpéraDirector
1900Champs ElyseesDirector
1900Eiffel Tower from Trocadero PalaceDirector
1900Champs de MarsDirector
1900Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel TowerDirector
1900Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the SeineDirector
1900Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris ExpositionDirector
1900A Storm at SeaDirector
1900Watermelon ContestDirector
1900Tourists Starting for CantonDirector
1900Shanghai Street Scene No. 2Director
1900New Black Diamond ExpressDirector
1900Panorama of Gorge RailwayDirector
1900Torpedo Boat 'Morris' RunningDirector
1900Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at LongchampsDirector
1900Panoramic View of NewportDirector
1900Discharging a Whitehead TorpedoDirector
1900Charge of Boer CavalryDirector
1900Panoramic View of the Champs ElyseesDirector
1900Panorama of the Moving BoardwalkDirector
1900Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training SchoolDirector
1900Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'Director
1900Battle of MafekingDirector
1900Exploding a Whitehead TorpedoDirector
1900Esplanade des InvalidesDirector
1900Swiss Village, No. 2Director
1900Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris ExpositionDirector
1900Panoramic View of the Place de la ConcordeDirector
1900Naval Sham Battle at NewportDirector
1900Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training SchoolDirector
1900Red Cross Ambulance on BattlefieldDirector
1900Boers Bringing in British PrisonersDirector
1900Overland Express Arriving at Helena, Mont.Producer
1900Why Jones Discharged His ClerksDirector
1900Palace of ElectricityDirector
1900Panorama of Eiffel TowerDirector
1900English Lancers ChargingDirector
1900Why Mrs. Jones Got a DivorceDirector
1900Capture of Boer Battery by BritishDirector
1899Love and WarDirector
1899The Astor TrampDirector
1899U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval ParadeDirector
18992nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and EmbarkationDirector
1899Tenderloin at NightDirector
1899Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia'Director
1899Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York CommitteesDirector
1899Admiral Dewey Landing at GibraltarDirector
1899Admiral Dewey Leading Land ParadeDirector
1899The Diving HorseDirector
1899Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under ArchDirector
1899Battery K Siege GunsDirector
1899Trick BearsDirector
1899New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1Director
1899Shoot the Chutes SeriesDirector
1899Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag RiverDirector
1899Capture of Trenches at CandabaDirector
1899Skirmish of Rough RidersDirector
1899U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El CaneyDirector
1899Advance of Kansas Volunteers at CaloocanDirector
1899Filipinos Retreat from TrenchesDirector
1899U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before CaloocanDirector
1899Strange Adventure of New York DrummerDirector
1899Rout of the FilipinosDirector
1899Fun in CampDirector
1899104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated RailwayDirector
1899Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2Director
1899New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2Director
1899Cripple Creek Bar-Room SceneDirector
1899Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania VolunteersDirector
1899Pilot Boats in New York HarborDirector
1899Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'Director
1899U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'Director
1899Three AcrobatsDirector
1899Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2Director
1899Arabian Gun TwirlerProducer
1899Poker at Dawson CityDirector
1899Tourists Going Round Yellowstone ParkDirector
1899Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone ParkDirector
1899Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot SpringsDirector
1899Troops at Evacuation of HavanaDirector
1899A Wringing Good JokeDirector
1899Casey at the BatDirector
1898Fighting the FireDirector
1898Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'Director
1898Turkish Dance, Ella LolaDirector
1898Statue of LibertyDirector
1898Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval ParadeDirector
1898Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's TombDirector
1898The Fleet Steaming Up North RiverDirector
1898Observation Train Following ParadeDirector
1898Farmer Kissing the Lean GirlDirector
1898Victorious Squadron Firing SaluteDirector
1898Cuban AmbushDirector
1898Shooting Captured InsurgentsDirector
1898Troop Ships for the PhilippinesDirector
1898Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2Director
1898Troops Embarking at San FranciscoDirector
1898Landing Wharf at CantonDirector
1898Mount Taw R.R., No. 3Director
1898S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the StormProducer
1898Feeding Sea GullsDirector
1898Union Iron WorksDirector
1898Native DaughtersDirector
1898Procession of FloatsDirector
1898Parade of ChineseDirector
1898Launching, No. 2Director
1898Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'Director
1898After LaunchingDirector
1898Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2Director
1898Freight TrainDirector
1898Bull Fight, no. 3Director
1898Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1Director
1898California Limited, A.T. & S.F.R.R.Director
1898Lassoing a SteerDirector
1898Wash Day in MexicoDirector
1898South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.Director
1898Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.Director
1898Going Through the TunnelDirector
1898Calf BrandingDirector
1898Indian Day SchoolDirector
1898Cattle Leaving the CorralDirector
1898Street Scene, San DiegoDirector
1898Eagle Dance, Pueblo IndiansDirector
1898Las Viga Canal, Mexico CityDirector
1898Train Hour in Durango, MexicoDirector
1898Mexican Rurales ChargeDirector
1898Ostriches Running, No. 1Director
1898Dogs Playing in the SurfDirector
1898Wand Dance, Pueblo IndiansDirector
1898Japanese SampansDirector
1898Sunday Morning in MexicoDirector
1898Ella Lola, a la TrilbyDirector
1897Fast mail, Northern Pacific RailroadDirector
1897S.S. 'Queen' LoadingDirector
1897Launch of Surf BoatProducer
1897Rescue - ResuscitationDirector
1897Boat Wagon and Beach CartDirector
1897Fishing SmacksDirector
1897Launch of Life BoatDirector
1897Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9Director
1897Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6Director
1897Buffalo Fire Department in ActionDirector
1897S.S. 'Coptic' in the HarborDirector
1897S.S. 'Coptic' at DockDirector
1897Fisherman's WharfDirector
1897S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for KlondikeDirector
1897Stanford University, CaliforniaDirector
1897S.S. 'Queen' Leaving DockDirector
1897Hotel Del MonteDirector
1897Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.Director
1897Surf at MontereyDirector
1897Southern Pacific Overland MailDirector
1897Lurline BathsDirector
1897Sutro Baths, No. 1Director
1897Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.Director
1897First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8Director
1897Return of LifeboatDirector
1897Boxing for PointsDirector
1897The Sea Lions' HomeDirector
1897Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.Director
1897S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing AwayDirector
1897Leander SistersDirector
1897Cupid and PsycheDirector
1897Capsize of LifeboatDirector
1897Sutro Baths, No. 2Director
1897Cattle Driven to SlaughterDirector
1897Buffalo StockyardsDirector
1897Free-for-All race at Charter Oak ParkDirector
1897Corner Madison and State Streets, ChicagoDirector
1897Buffalo Police on ParadeDirector
1897Falls of MinnehahaDirector
1897Sheep Run, Chicago StockyardsDirector
1897Armour's Electric TrolleyDirector
1897Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central RailwayDirector
1897Giant Coal DumperDirector
1897Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical LaboratoryDirector
1897Husking BeeDirector
1897Pillow FightDirector
1897Black Diamond Express, No. 1Director
1897Seminary GirlsDirector
1897Fifth Avenue, New YorkDirector
1897Police Patrol WagonDirector
1897Chicken ThievesDirector
1897The First Sleigh-RideDirector
1897Serpentine Dance - AnnabelleDirector
1896The Morning AlarmDirector
1896Going to the FireDirector
1896American Falls, from Incline R.R.Director
1896American Falls from Above, American SideDirector
1896Black Diamond ExpressDirector
1896Cock FightDirector
1896A Morning AlarmDirector
1896Starting for the FireDirector
1896Mounted Police ChargeDirector
1896The Burning StableDirector
1896East Side Drive, No. 1Director
1896A Morning BathDirector
1896Feeding the DovesDirector
1896Passaic Falls, New JerseyDirector
1896Shooting the ChutesDirector
1896Sea Beach SceneDirector
1896Scene on Surf Ave., Coney IslandDirector
1896The Bad Boy and the GardenerDirector
1896Fatima's Coochee-Coochee DanceDirector
1896Herald SquareDirector
1896Little EgyptDirector
1896Watermelon ContestDirector
1896Edison Drawn by 'World' ArtistDirector
1896Mess CallDirector
1896Lone FishermanDirector
1896Interrupted LoversProducer
1896McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.Director
1896Irish Way of Discussing PoliticsDirector
1894Annabelle Butterfly DanceDirector
—S.S. "Coptic" Lying ToDirector

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