William K.L. Dickson
Director
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.
Genres: Documentary, Short
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.one-actor, imdb.1890s, imdb.year-1890, imdb.19th-century, imdb.one-man-show, imdb.experimental-short + 3 more, mdblist.first-in-collection, aspectratio.1-33-1, mdblist.belongs-to-collection
Production Companies: Edison Studios
Country: United States
Languages:
No Language,
English
30
14
34
Recommendations
Runtime: 1 min.
Released: Nov. 21, 1890
Status: Released
Certification: NR