Movies: John Ott

  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    2.71890HD

    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....

    Monkeyshines, No. 1
  • 1893
    Blacksmithing Scene

    Blacksmithing Scene (1893)

    Blacksmithing Scene

    3.01893HD

    Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out....

    Blacksmithing Scene