History of the Great Train Robbery

On May 22, 1868 The Reno gang, led by John and Simon Reno, stole 96,000 dollars near Marshfield Indiana. This event later became The Great Train Robbery.
In 1903 Edwin S. Porter produced The first major American film.

Edwin Porter filmed the Great Train Robbery, it was a very successful film, being the first movie movie, although it was only ten minutes long (think how much technology has changed, that movie was one of the biggest hits and it was ten minutes long, now movies are usually an hour and a half). Edison filmed outside of the studio in real forests and at real train tracks.
Edison S. Porter Released the movie in December 7 1903, it was the biggest hit ever.

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