List of American films of the 1890s

A list of the earliest American films released in the 1890s.

1890s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1890Monkeyshines, No. 1 William K.L. Dickson, William Heise Short First ever American film: contradictory sources indicate this was shot either in June 1889 or November 1890 Monkeyshines, No. 2 William K.L. Dickson, William Heise ShortMonkeyshines, No. 3 William K.L. Dickson, William Heise Shortdisappeared and may be lostMonkeyshines, No. 4 William K.L. Dickson, William Heise ShortMonkeyshines, No. 5 William K.L. Dickson, William Heise Short 1891Dickson Greeting William Kennedy Dickson William Kennedy Dickson Short Newark Athlete William Kennedy Dickson Short 1893Blacksmith Scene William K.L. Dickson Short First Kinetoscope film shown in public exhibition 1894The Dickson Experimental Sound Film William K.L. Dickson Short First Kinetophone film (i.e., first film with synchronous sound). Possibly 1895.The Barbershop William K.L. Dickson, William Heise Short 1895The Execution of Mary Stuart Alfred Clark Robert Thomae Short 1896Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep Short Dancing Darkies William K.L. Dickson Short McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio William McKinley, Ida Saxton McKinley, George Cortelyou Short The Kiss William Heise May Irwin, John Rice Short 1897The Corbett-Fitzsimmons FightEnoch J. RectorJames J. Corbett, Bob FitzsimmonsDocumentary,FeatureFirst feature film, first wide screen film, most successful film of the centuryPeeping Tom Short 1899How Would You Like to Be the Ice Man? Short

See also 1890 in the United States 1891 in the United States 1892 in the United States 1893 in the United States 1894 in the United States 1895 in the United States 1896 in the United States 1897 in the United States 1898 in the United States 1899 in the United States

External links 1896 films at the Internet Movie Database 1897 films at the Internet Movie Database 1898 films at the Internet Movie Database 1899 films at the Internet Movie Database