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.
- Date of release
- 1890-11-21
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (110)
- Runtime
- 1m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- William Heise, William K.L. Dickson
Casting
- G. Sacco Albanese — Self
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: New Jersey
Monkeyshines is a series of experimental short silent films made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope; those films are believed to be the first to be shot in the United States.
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