Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

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

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

1 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

William Heise, William K.L. Dickson

TMDB rating

5.1/10 from 110 votes