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#John Manus Dougherty Sr.
rpsabetto · 7 years
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The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
(USA 1903)
The Great Train Robbery is another early narrative film produced by Thomas Edison and directed by Edwin S. Porter. Unlike Life of an American Fireman earlier the same year, this one looks like a movie: it has a title card, a cast that acts (even if it’s humorously overdramatic), and a more complicated plot — though it’s still pretty simple.
The focus is clearly on telling a story, and…
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