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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. Launch of Life Boat

    1897 · ★ 3.2 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    211

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

    1899 · ★ 3.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    212

  3. Fifth Avenue, New York

    1897 · ★ 4.6 (11 votes)

    213

  4. Seminary Girls

    1897 · ★ 4.9 (26 votes)

    Comedy

    214

  5. Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.

    1898 · ★ 3.9 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    215

  6. Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

    1896 · ★ 4.1 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    216

  7. Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees

    1899 · ★ 3.0 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    217

  8. Watermelon Contest

    1896 · ★ 3.2 (11 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    218

  9. American Falls from Above, American Side

    1896 · ★ 4.0 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    219

  10. Filipinos Retreat from Trenches

    1899 · ★ 2.8 (5 votes)

    War

    220

  11. Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    1901 · ★ 4.2 (20 votes)

    Drama, History

    221

  12. Return of Lifeboat

    1897 · ★ 4.1 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    222

  13. A Morning Bath

    1896 · ★ 4.2 (28 votes)

    223

  14. Butterfly Dances

    2007

    224

  15. Paris exposition films

    1900

    Documentary

    225

  16. Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris Exposition

    1900

    Documentary

    226

  17. Wand Dance, Pueblo Indians

    1898

    Documentary

    227

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