“Omaha”: Innocence Broken by Economic Injustice
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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982)
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
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A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
Rating:G
Genre:Documentary
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In Theaters:10/9/1982
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Runtime:60 minutes
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Cast
Charles Musser
Director
Blanche Sweet
Narrator (voice)
D. A. Pennebaker
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Miloš Forman
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
Louis Malle
Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)
Robert Altman
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Thomas A. Edison
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edwin S. Porter
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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