Monkeyshines, No. 1

Monkeyshines, No. 1 1890

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Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows a blurry figure in white standing in one place making large gestures and is only a few seconds long.

  • Released: 1890-11-21
  • Runtime: 1 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Stars: John Ott
  • Director: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise