Advanced Porter Film Editing. He was responsible for editing films like American Firefighter and the First Movie Western. Films were important for film editing (Everson). By 1908, more than 10,000 films had been produced in the United States. Edison led to the creation of the first patented motion picture company. The company made a lot of money by intimidating its competitors with sound effects and editing (Hendricks). The film industry has continued to grow over the years. The films lasted ten minutes. The hour was based on the producer's thoughts about the audience and whether or not they liked it. The Story of the Kelly Gang is known as the world's first regular feature film. The film lasted 80 minutes. However, Europe soon made multi-reel films lasting over 80 minutes. Longer films and better editing were the key points that led to the modern film we have (Allen). Italian and French films dominated the film industry. American industry was also growing until the World War disrupted the progress made in the industry. In the 1920s, the United States produced what is considered the film industry's largest production on record. During this period, the United States produced over 800 films per year, which was a lot of films for this period.