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)

Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'
1898 · ★ 3.8 (4 votes)
Documentary
91
Little Egypt
1896 · ★ 2.3 (3 votes)
Documentary
92
New Black Diamond Express
1900 · ★ 4.4 (7 votes)
Documentary
93
Capture of Trenches at Candaba
1899 · ★ 2.8 (5 votes)
Documentary, War
94
Interrupted Lovers
1896 · ★ 3.8 (14 votes)
Romance, Comedy
95
Cattle Driven to Slaughter
1897 · ★ 4.2 (5 votes)
Documentary
96
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1
1898 · ★ 3.6 (5 votes)
Documentary
97
Parade of Chinese
1898 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)
98
Panorama of Eiffel Tower
1900 · ★ 5.8 (21 votes)
Documentary
99
South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.
1898 · ★ 3.5 (4 votes)
100
First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
1897 · ★ 3.8 (4 votes)
Documentary
101
Panorama of Place de l'Opéra
1900 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)
Documentary
102
Mount Taw R.R., No. 3
1898 · ★ 3.4 (5 votes)
103
The First Sleigh-Ride
1897 · ★ 3.7 (9 votes)
Documentary
104
Wash Day in Mexico
1898 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)
105
Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine
1900 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)
Documentary
106
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
1897 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)
Documentary
107
Hotel Del Monte
1897 · ★ 3.5 (4 votes)
Documentary
108
English Lancers Charging
1900 · ★ 2.7 (3 votes)
War
109
Armour's Electric Trolley
1897 · ★ 3.4 (5 votes)
110
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2
1898 · ★ 3.4 (5 votes)
111
Skirmish of Rough Riders
1899 · ★ 2.3 (6 votes)
War
112
Southern Pacific Overland Mail
1897 · ★ 3.7 (3 votes)
Documentary
113
Police Patrol Wagon
1897 · ★ 2.5 (4 votes)
114
Poker at Dawson City
1899 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)
Western
115
Sutro Baths, No. 2
1897 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)
Documentary
116
Swiss Village, No. 2
1900 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)
117
Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
1899 · ★ 1.5 (3 votes)
Comedy
118
Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan
1899 · ★ 3.2 (5 votes)
War
119
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.
1897 · ★ 2.8 (4 votes)
Documentary
120

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

Directed movies (227 total, ranked by score)

Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

Little Egypt

New Black Diamond Express

Capture of Trenches at Candaba

Interrupted Lovers

Cattle Driven to Slaughter

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1

Parade of Chinese

Panorama of Eiffel Tower

South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

Panorama of Place de l'Opéra

Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

The First Sleigh-Ride

Wash Day in Mexico

Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine

Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

Hotel Del Monte

English Lancers Charging

Armour's Electric Trolley

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

Skirmish of Rough Riders

Southern Pacific Overland Mail

Police Patrol Wagon

Poker at Dawson City

Sutro Baths, No. 2

Swiss Village, No. 2

Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan

Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.