21 November 1890 Factual 1 mins
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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G. Sacco Albanese as Self
William Heise Director
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