1Dickson Experimental Sound Film
TMDB6.1
1894·118 votes
William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.
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2Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
TMDB5.9
1895·114 votes
In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of the flowing cloth. She moves to her right and left across an unadorned stage. Many of the prints were distributed in hand-tinted color.
3Blacksmithing Scene
TMDB5.6
1893·112 votes
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.
4Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
TMDB4.8
1894·102 votes
A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
5Monkeyshines, No. 1
TMDB5.0
1890·105 votes
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.