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James H. White

Director · 229 credits · 30 in highly-rated films

Best known for Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower (1900)

Frequent collaborators: William Heise, Edwin S. Porter

Directed movies (227 total, ranked by score)

  1. Lassoing a Steer

    1898 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    61

  2. His Mother's Thanksgiving

    1910 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Family

    62

  3. Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

    1899 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    63

  4. Love in a Hammock

    1901 · ★ 4.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    64

  5. Esplanade des Invalides

    1900 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    65

  6. McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.

    1896 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    66

  7. Train Hour in Durango, Mexico

    1898 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    67

  8. Mexican Rurales Charge

    1898 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    68

  9. Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

    1898 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    69

  10. U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

    1899 · ★ 3.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    70

  11. Shooting Captured Insurgents

    1898 · ★ 4.2 (12 votes)

    War

    71

  12. The Fleet Steaming Up North River

    1898 · ★ 3.5 (4 votes)

    72

  13. The Burning Stable

    1896 · ★ 4.0 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    73

  14. Street Scene, San Diego

    1898 · ★ 4.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    74

  15. Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School

    1900 · ★ 3.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    75

  16. Irish Way of Discussing Politics

    1896 · ★ 3.0 (2 votes)

    76

  17. Black Diamond Express

    1896 · ★ 4.6 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    77

  18. Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    1897 · ★ 4.2 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    78

  19. Lone Fisherman

    1896 · ★ 4.0 (10 votes)

    Comedy

    79

  20. Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    1897 · ★ 3.9 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    80

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

    1898 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    81

  22. Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park

    1899 · ★ 3.5 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    82

  23. Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards

    1897 · ★ 4.4 (8 votes)

    83

  24. Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park

    1899 · ★ 2.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    84

  25. Falls of Minnehaha

    1897 · ★ 4.0 (4 votes)

    85

  26. Starting for the Fire

    1896

    Documentary

    86

  27. Shooting the Chutes

    1896 · ★ 3.8 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    87

  28. The Diving Horse

    1899 · ★ 3.3 (3 votes)

    88

  29. Mess Call

    1896 · ★ 4.9 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    89

  30. Herald Square

    1896 · ★ 4.0 (4 votes)

    90

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.