James H. White

James H. White

Known for
Directing
Born
March 1, 1872
Died
January 1, 1944 (aged 71)
Birthplace
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

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S.S. "Coptic" Lying To

S.S. "Coptic" Lying To

Movie · Director

2007
Butterfly Dances

Butterfly Dances

Movie · Director

1917
Down the Old Potomac poster

Down the Old Potomac

Movie · Director

1910
The Police Force of New York City poster

The Police Force of New York City

Movie · Director

1902
Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.

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

Movie · Director

1901
Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession poster

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

Movie · Director

1901
President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition poster

President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition

Movie · Director

1901
Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison poster

Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

Movie · Director

1900
Panorama of Place de l'Opéra poster

Panorama of Place de l'Opéra

Movie · Director

1900
Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield

Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield

Movie · Director

1900
Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running

Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running

Movie · Director

1900
Palace of Electricity

Palace of Electricity

Movie · Director

1900
Champs Elysees

Champs Elysees

Movie · Director

1900
Boers Bringing in British Prisoners

Boers Bringing in British Prisoners

Movie · Director

1900
Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

Movie · Director

1900
Panoramic View of Newport

Panoramic View of Newport

Movie · Director

1900
Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

Movie · Director

1900
Charge of Boer Cavalry

Charge of Boer Cavalry

Movie · Director

1900
Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

Movie · Director

1900
Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk poster

Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk

Movie · Director

1900
Panorama of Eiffel Tower poster

Panorama of Eiffel Tower

Movie · Director

1900
Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School

Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School

Movie · Director

1900
Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'

Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'

Movie · Director

1900
Battle of Mafeking

Battle of Mafeking

Movie · Director

1900
Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

Movie · Director

1900
English Lancers Charging

English Lancers Charging

Movie · Director

1900
Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce

Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce

Movie · Director

1900
Why Jones Discharged His Clerks

Why Jones Discharged His Clerks

Movie · Director

1900
Esplanade des Invalides

Esplanade des Invalides

Movie · Director

1900
Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace poster

Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace

Movie · Director

1900
Swiss Village, No. 2

Swiss Village, No. 2

Movie · Director

1900
Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

Movie · Director

1900
Panorama of Gorge Railway

Panorama of Gorge Railway

Movie · Director

1900
Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde poster

Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde

Movie · Director

1900
Naval Sham Battle at Newport

Naval Sham Battle at Newport

Movie · Director

1900
Champs de Mars poster

Champs de Mars

Movie · Director

1900
Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School

Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School

Movie · Director

1900
Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower

Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower

Movie · Director

1900
Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine

Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine

Movie · Director

1900
Grandma and the Bad Boys

Grandma and the Bad Boys

Movie · Director

1900
Capture of Boer Battery by British poster

Capture of Boer Battery by British

Movie · Director

1900
New Black Diamond Express poster

New Black Diamond Express

Movie · Director

1900
A Storm at Sea poster

A Storm at Sea

Movie · Director

1900
Watermelon Contest poster

Watermelon Contest

Movie · Director

1900
Canton River Scene

Canton River Scene

Movie · Director

1900
Hong Kong Wharf Scene

Hong Kong Wharf Scene

Movie · Director

1900
Shanghai Street Scene No. 2 poster

Shanghai Street Scene No. 2

Movie · Director

1900
Tourists Starting for Canton

Tourists Starting for Canton

Movie · Director

1900
Paris exposition films poster

Paris exposition films

Movie · Director

1900
Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris Exposition poster

Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris Exposition

Movie · Director

1900
The Eiffel Tower Seen from the Trocadéro poster

The Eiffel Tower Seen from the Trocadéro

Movie · Director

1899
The Astor Tramp poster

The Astor Tramp

Movie · Director

1899
Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' poster

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

Movie · Director

1899
Trick Bears

Trick Bears

Movie · Director

1899
Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees poster

Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees

Movie · Director

1899
U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade

U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade

Movie · Director

1899
Three Acrobats poster

Three Acrobats

Movie · Director

1899
Love and War poster

Love and War

Movie · Director

1899
Fun in Camp

Fun in Camp

Movie · Director

1899
Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park poster

Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park

Movie · Director

1899
104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway poster

104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway

Movie · Director

1899
Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

Movie · Director

1899
Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

Movie · Director

1899
Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar poster

Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar

Movie · Director

1899
Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade poster

Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade

Movie · Director

1899
Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park poster

Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park

Movie · Director

1899
Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs poster

Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs

Movie · Director

1899
Capture of Trenches at Candaba poster

Capture of Trenches at Candaba

Movie · Director

1899
Skirmish of Rough Riders poster

Skirmish of Rough Riders

Movie · Director

1899
U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney poster

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

Movie · Director

1899
U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh' poster

U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

Movie · Director

1899
Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan poster

Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan

Movie · Director

1899
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation poster

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

Movie · Director

1899
Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2 poster

Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

Movie · Director

1899
Tenderloin at Night

Tenderloin at Night

Movie · Director

1899
Filipinos Retreat from Trenches poster

Filipinos Retreat from Trenches

Movie · Director

1899
A Wringing Good Joke poster

A Wringing Good Joke

Movie · Director

1899
The Diving Horse poster

The Diving Horse

Movie · Director

1899
Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

Movie · Director

1899
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2

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

Movie · Director

1899
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1 poster

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

Movie · Director

1899
Poker at Dawson City poster

Poker at Dawson City

Movie · Director

1899
Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

Movie · Director

1899
Strange Adventure of New York Drummer poster

Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

Movie · Director

1899
Shoot the Chutes Series

Shoot the Chutes Series

Movie · Director

1899
Arabian Gun Twirler poster

Arabian Gun Twirler

Movie · Director

1899
Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene poster

Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene

Movie · Director

1899
Battery K Siege Guns

Battery K Siege Guns

Movie · Director

1899
Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers

Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers

Movie · Director

1899
U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan poster

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

Movie · Director

1899
Casey at the Bat poster

Casey at the Bat

Movie · Director

1899
Troops at Evacuation of Havana

Troops at Evacuation of Havana

Movie · Director

1899
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2 poster

Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2

Movie · Director

1899
Rout of the Filipinos

Rout of the Filipinos

Movie · Director

1898
Ella Lola, a la Trilby poster

Ella Lola, a la Trilby

Movie · Director

1898
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

Movie · Director

1898
Feeding Sea Gulls

Feeding Sea Gulls

Movie · Director

1898
Troops Embarking at San Francisco

Troops Embarking at San Francisco

Movie · Director

1898
Union Iron Works

Union Iron Works

Movie · Director

1898
Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

Movie · Director

1898
Cuban Ambush

Cuban Ambush

Movie · Director

1898
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1

Movie · Director

1898
Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

Movie · Director

1898
Wash Day in Mexico poster

Wash Day in Mexico

Movie · Director

1898
Native Daughters

Native Daughters

Movie · Director

1898
Procession of Floats

Procession of Floats

Movie · Director

1898
Parade of Chinese poster

Parade of Chinese

Movie · Director

1898
Launching, No. 2

Launching, No. 2

Movie · Director

1898
Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

Movie · Director

1898
South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

Movie · Director

1898
Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade poster

Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade

Movie · Director

1898
After Launching poster

After Launching

Movie · Director

1898
Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry. poster

Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.

Movie · Director

1898
Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

Movie · Director

1898
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

Movie · Director

1898
Freight Train poster

Freight Train

Movie · Director

1898
Going Through the Tunnel poster

Going Through the Tunnel

Movie · Director

1898
The Fleet Steaming Up North River

The Fleet Steaming Up North River

Movie · Director

1898
Observation Train Following Parade

Observation Train Following Parade

Movie · Director

1898
Troop Ships for the Philippines poster

Troop Ships for the Philippines

Movie · Director

1898
Calf Branding

Calf Branding

Movie · Director

1898
Indian Day School poster

Indian Day School

Movie · Director

1898
Cattle Leaving the Corral poster

Cattle Leaving the Corral

Movie · Director

1898
Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2

Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2

Movie · Director

1898
Japanese Sampans

Japanese Sampans

Movie · Director

1898
Sunday Morning in Mexico

Sunday Morning in Mexico

Movie · Director

1898
Shooting Captured Insurgents poster

Shooting Captured Insurgents

Movie · Director

1898
Street Scene, San Diego

Street Scene, San Diego

Movie · Director

1898
Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians poster

Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians

Movie · Director

1898
Bull Fight, no. 3

Bull Fight, no. 3

Movie · Director

1898
Ostriches Running, No. 1

Ostriches Running, No. 1

Movie · Director

1898
Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

Movie · Director

1898
Dogs Playing in the Surf

Dogs Playing in the Surf

Movie · Director

1898
Train Hour in Durango, Mexico

Train Hour in Durango, Mexico

Movie · Director

1898
Mexican Rurales Charge

Mexican Rurales Charge

Movie · Director

1898
Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl poster

Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl

Movie · Director

1898
California Limited, A.T. & S.F.R.R.

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

Movie · Director

1898
Victorious Squadron Firing Salute

Victorious Squadron Firing Salute

Movie · Director

1898
Lassoing a Steer

Lassoing a Steer

Movie · Director

1898
Fighting the Fire

Fighting the Fire

Movie · Director

1898
S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm poster

S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm

Movie · Director

1898
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn' poster

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

Movie · Director

1898
Landing Wharf at Canton

Landing Wharf at Canton

Movie · Director

1898
Wand Dance, Pueblo Indians

Wand Dance, Pueblo Indians

Movie · Director

1897
Giant Coal Dumper poster

Giant Coal Dumper

Movie · Director

1897
Seminary Girls poster

Seminary Girls

Movie · Director

1897
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory poster

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

Movie · Director

1897
Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.

Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.

Movie · Director

1897
Police Patrol Wagon poster

Police Patrol Wagon

Movie · Director

1897
Fishing Smacks poster

Fishing Smacks

Movie · Director

1897
First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

Movie · Director

1897
Launch of Life Boat poster

Launch of Life Boat

Movie · Director

1897
Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9 poster

Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

Movie · Director

1897
Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6 poster

Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

Movie · Director

1897
Buffalo Stockyards poster

Buffalo Stockyards

Movie · Director

1897
Buffalo Fire Department in Action poster

Buffalo Fire Department in Action

Movie · Director

1897
S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor poster

S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

Movie · Director

1897
S.S. 'Coptic' at Dock poster

S.S. 'Coptic' at Dock

Movie · Director

1897
Fisherman's Wharf poster

Fisherman's Wharf

Movie · Director

1897
S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike poster

S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike

Movie · Director

1897
Stanford University, California poster

Stanford University, California

Movie · Director

1897
S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

Movie · Director

1897
S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock poster

S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock

Movie · Director

1897
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park poster

Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

Movie · Director

1897
Hotel Del Monte poster

Hotel Del Monte

Movie · Director

1897
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad poster

Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

Movie · Director

1897
Leander Sisters poster

Leander Sisters

Movie · Director

1897
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago poster

Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

Movie · Director

1897
Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche

Movie · Director

1897
Sutro Baths, No. 2

Sutro Baths, No. 2

Movie · Director

1897
Buffalo Police on Parade poster

Buffalo Police on Parade

Movie · Director

1897
Falls of Minnehaha poster

Falls of Minnehaha

Movie · Director

1897
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

Movie · Director

1897
Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards poster

Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards

Movie · Director

1897
Surf at Monterey

Surf at Monterey

Movie · Director

1897
Cattle Driven to Slaughter

Cattle Driven to Slaughter

Movie · Director

1897
Armour's Electric Trolley poster

Armour's Electric Trolley

Movie · Director

1897
Southern Pacific Overland Mail poster

Southern Pacific Overland Mail

Movie · Director

1897
Lurline Baths poster

Lurline Baths

Movie · Director

1897
Sutro Baths, No. 1

Sutro Baths, No. 1

Movie · Director

1897
Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

Movie · Director

1897
Capsize of Lifeboat poster

Capsize of Lifeboat

Movie · Director

1897
Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal. poster

Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.

Movie · Director

1897
Black Diamond Express, No. 1 poster

Black Diamond Express, No. 1

Movie · Director

1897
The First Sleigh-Ride poster

The First Sleigh-Ride

Movie · Director

1897
Fifth Avenue, New York poster

Fifth Avenue, New York

Movie · Director

1897
Return of Lifeboat poster

Return of Lifeboat

Movie · Director

1897
S.S. 'Queen' Loading poster

S.S. 'Queen' Loading

Movie · Director

1897
Chicken Thieves

Chicken Thieves

Movie · Director

1897
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle poster

Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

Movie · Director

1897
Boxing for Points

Boxing for Points

Movie · Director

1897
The Sea Lions' Home poster

The Sea Lions' Home

Movie · Director

1897
Boat Wagon and Beach Cart poster

Boat Wagon and Beach Cart

Movie · Director

1897
Husking Bee poster

Husking Bee

Movie · Director

1897
Rescue - Resuscitation

Rescue - Resuscitation

Movie · Director

1897
Pillow Fight

Pillow Fight

Movie · Director

1897
Racing at Sheepshead Bay poster

Racing at Sheepshead Bay

Movie · Director

1896
Feeding the Doves poster

Feeding the Doves

Movie · Director

1896
A Morning Bath poster

A Morning Bath

Movie · Director

1896
Herald Square poster

Herald Square

Movie · Director

1896
Black Diamond Express

Black Diamond Express

Movie · Director

1896
Shooting the Chutes poster

Shooting the Chutes

Movie · Director

1896
Watermelon Contest

Watermelon Contest

Movie · Director

1896
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist poster

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

Movie · Director

1896
Mess Call poster

Mess Call

Movie · Director

1896
Lone Fisherman poster

Lone Fisherman

Movie · Director

1896
The Morning Alarm poster

The Morning Alarm

Movie · Director

1896
American Falls from Above, American Side poster

American Falls from Above, American Side

Movie · Director

1896
Mounted Police Charge poster

Mounted Police Charge

Movie · Director

1896
The Burning Stable poster

The Burning Stable

Movie · Director

1896
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance poster

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

Movie · Director

1896
The Bad Boy and the Gardener poster

The Bad Boy and the Gardener

Movie · Director

1896
Passaic Falls

Passaic Falls

Movie · Director

1896
Interrupted Lovers poster

Interrupted Lovers

Movie · Director

1896
McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.

McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.

Movie · Director

1896
A Morning Alarm poster

A Morning Alarm

Movie · Director

1896
Going to the Fire poster

Going to the Fire

Movie · Director

1896
Irish Way of Discussing Politics

Irish Way of Discussing Politics

Movie · Director

1896
Sea Beach Scene poster

Sea Beach Scene

Movie · Director

1896
Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island

Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island

Movie · Director

1896
Little Egypt poster

Little Egypt

Movie · Director

1896
East Side Drive, No. 1

East Side Drive, No. 1

Movie · Director

1896
Starting for the Fire

Starting for the Fire

Movie · Director

1896
American Falls, from Incline R.R.

American Falls, from Incline R.R.

Movie · Director

1896
Cock Fight poster

Cock Fight

Movie · Director

1894
Annabelle Butterfly Dance poster

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Movie · Director