Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
November 21, 1890
Documentary
1m
![Poster for Monkeyshines, No. 1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gtPXkwZZLlq3KFiDJisalti9Nvu.jpg)
![Backdrop for Monkeyshines, No. 1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/j8x9Ti4O6j3aRVDGX4S7Lz8sgux.jpg)
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.