Gilbert M. Anderson

John Manus Dougherty Sr.

Frank Hanaway

Adam Charles Hayman

Robert Milasch

Marie Murray

Mary Snow

A.C. Abadie

Walter Cameron

Donald Gallaher

Shadrack E. Graham

George Barnes

Morgan Jones

Justus D. Barnes

Edwin S. Porter

Blair Smith

Scott Marble

Crime

Action

Western

Adventure

The Great Train Robbery

Edison Studios

United States of America

No Language

James

Firstly, I feel honoured to be the first to write a review for this prestigious short; secondly, I found it to be… good. I can’t claim any more than that, though it is heavily influential. The narrative is unlike many other short, silent films as it actually sucks you in until that fantastic final shot. But was it perfection? No. Is it worth watching? Of course, I’m sure any of my fellow cinephiles can waste ten minutes for this cinematic curio.

CinemaSerf

This opens with quite a menacing scene from Justus D. Barnes who points his pistol right between our eyes.... Then you have to feel a bit sorry for "Broncho Billy" Anderson who proceeds to get himself tied up, shot and generally manhandled as a ruthless gang raid his railway office then hold up the train robbing both the strong box and the passengers. Luckily he is eventually able to raise the alarm and a posse is soon on the trail of the thieves - but will they escape? It's barely eleven minutes long, this, but packs loads of action into that time and the photography uses indoor and outdoor space to good effect, offering us a degree of continuity of story and imagery that builds nicely to quite an exciting shoot-out in conclusion. It's not so hard to tell the real from the fake, but that doesn't really matter - the whole thing is groundbreaking and well worth a gander.

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