Charles Musser
Acting
Known For
Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
"An Introduction" provides an overview of disc content, featuring film historians Jacqueline Najuma Stewart and Charles Musser.
An Introduction: Pioneers of African-American Cinema
"Religion in Early African-America Cinema" returns to Charles Musser & Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, who offers historical perspective on depictions and criticism of faith in the collected films.
Religion in Early African-America Cinema
A history of the Edison Company, the pioneering film production company begun by Thomas A. Edison. Included are more than 140 complete films produced by the company between 1891 and 1918, along with interviews with film historians and archivists, and commentary by Charles Musser, a noted film historian and authority on the films of the Edison Company.
Edison: The Invention of the Movies
"Ten Nights in a Bar Room: An Introduction" - Charles Musser offers a BTS explanation for the short.
Ten Nights in a Barroom: An Introduction
"The Color Line" supplies Charles Musser's thoughts on racial collaboration in film.
The Color Line
"The Films of Oscar Micheaux" returns to Charles Musser, who discusses the work of the pioneer moviemaker.
The Films of Oscar Micheaux
"Eleven P.M.: An Introduction" reunites with Charles Musser for a brief discussion of the Richard Maurice film.