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    Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

    Buy Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter on DVD
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    Released: 2008-04-22

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    Before the Nickelodeon: The Early... DVD Cast & Features Cast:
    Blanche Sweet, Jay Leyda, Robert L. Rosen, Peter Davis, D.A. Pennebaker, Milos Forman, Warren D. Leight, Rick King, Louis Malle, Robert Altman, Jim Walton, Michael Peyser, Graham Weinbren

    Director(s): Charles Musser

    Features:
    3 additional Porter Shorts:
    "Waiting at the Church" (1906)
    "Life of a Cowboy" (1906)
    "Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show" (1902)
    Before the Nickelodeon: The Early... DVD Details
    Video:
    Black & White
    Audio:
    Dolby Digital Stereo
    Language:
    English
    		 Running Time: 60
    Genre: Documentary
    Item Weight: 1
    UPC: 738329058920
    Product Code: KV5892DVD
    Format: DVD
    Year:1982
    Studio: Kino Video
    Before the Nickelodeon: The Early... DVD Summary At the beginning of this documentary on early cinematographer Edwin S.

    Porter     (1869-1941), director Charles Musser gives some background on the "nickelodeons" or theaters that charged a nickel as an entrance fee, and their early (presumably cheaper) predecessors.

    The men who set up the programs at the nickelodeons -- including Porter at times -- arranged film clips and still slides to create about a half-hour's worth of entertainment -- they were the first film editors.

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