Monkeyshines, No. 1
1890 · 1 min · Director: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
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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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Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Surprise 35%, Curiosity 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Surprise, Curiosity, Awe. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
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Details
- Directed by
- William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1890
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Surprise
- Data updated
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