 With production supervised by James H. White , Porter was assisted by George S. Fleming during the creation of Kansas Saloon Smashers . Fleming was an actor and scenic designer at Edison Studios , who had joined the studio in January 1901 . Porter operated the camera for the film , and also developed the footage . Kansas Saloon Smashers marked one of the first short films to be created under Fleming and Porter 's partnership . While none of the identities of the people who appeared in the picture are recorded , it is known the women in the film were played by men in drag , rendering them sexually unattractive . 
