Movie: Monkeyshines, No. 1

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John Ott
John Ott

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    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.

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    1890-11-21

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