Monkeyshines
1889 ‧ Documentary/Short
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Monkeyshines is a series of experimental short silent films made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope, and are believed to be the first films shot in the United States.
Monkeyshines, No. 1 was shot by William K. L. Dickson and... Wikipedia
Initial release: 1889
Directors: William Heise and William Kennedy Dickson
Cast: G. Sacco Albanese, Fred Ott, and John Ott
Production company: Edison Studios
Producer: William Kennedy Dickson