Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

Release Date: 1890, November 21
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Countries: United States of America
Production: Edison Studios
Cast: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese

Overview:

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.