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The Railroad Porter
Directed byWilliam D. Foster
Written byWilliam D. Foster
Produced byWilliam D. Foster
StarringLottie Grady
Production
company
The Foster Photoplay Company
Release date
c. 1913
CountryUSA

The Railroad Porter, also released as The Pullman Porter,[1] is a film produced by The Foster Photoplay Company that was released in 1912 or 1913. It was the film company's first release and one of the earliest American films produced by African-Americans.

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