Publisher description for Before the nickelodeon : Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company / Charles Musser.
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Musser takes us into the long-forgotten world of early cinema--unexpectedly sophisticated and yet radically different from current movie-making. Focusing on Edwin S. Porter, most often remembered as the producer of The Great Train Robbery, Musser situates Porter's achievements within the vibrant context of turn-of-the-century popular culture and the commercial pragmatics of the Edison Manufacturing Company--the leading American film-producing entity from 1894 to 1908.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Porter, Edwin S, Criticism and interpretation, Thomas A, Edison, Inc, Silent films United States History and criticism, Motion pictures United States History