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Cast

Giuseppe Sacco Albanese

Giuseppe Sacco Albanese

Self

Crew

William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson

Director

William Heise

William Heise

Director

William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson

Producer

William Heise

William Heise

Director of Photography

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Monkeyshines, No. 1

18904.9 / 101 min
Documentary

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.