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[Monkeyshines, no. 3]
(1890) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by W.K.L. Dickson and William Heise

Cast: [?] John Ott or G. Sacco Albanese?.

Edison Manufacturing Company production. / Cinematography by W.K.L. Dickson and William Heise. / No copyright registration. / This experimental motion-picture process was shot on photosensitive paper sheets wrapped around a rotating cylinder. The production was shot [?] in June 1889 (according to Paul C. Spehr) or circa 21-27 November 1890 (according to Gordon Hendricks)? outside the ore-milling outhouse (building 4) at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. Musser control number 3.

Experimental.

Synopsis: A distant view of a single performer.

Survival status: Print exists in the Edison National Historic Site film collection.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Experimental motion picture systems

Listing updated: 18 March 2012.

References: Musser-Edison p. 72; Robinson-Palace p. 29.