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Also known as Kiss, May Irwin Kiss, Picture of a Kiss

1896 film directed by William Heise

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Vinony files it under 1890s American films, 1890s romance films and 1896 films.

Vinony links it to 37 Wikipedia language editions.

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Directed by
William Heise
Based on
The Widow Jones , 1895 Broadway musical, by John J. McNally
Starring
May Irwin , John Rice
Distributed by
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Release date
April 1896 ( 1896-04 )
Running time
18 seconds
Country
United States
Language
English (silent)

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
United States
Main subject
kiss
Cast member
John C. Rice
Production company
Edison Studios
Cinematographer
William Heise
Filming location
Edison's Black Maria
Duration
18
FilmAffinity ID
254495
Image
May Irwin John C. Rice Kiss 1896.jpg
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title
The Kiss
Commons category
The Kiss (1896 film)
publication date
1896-01-01
aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
copyright status
public domain
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Encyclopedic overview

The Kiss (also known as The May Irwin Kiss, The Rice-Irwin Kiss and The Widow Jones) is an 1896 short film, and was one of the first films ever shown commercially to the public. Around 18 seconds long, it depicts a re-enactment of the kiss between May Irwin and John Rice from the final scene of the stage musical The Widow Jones. The film was directed by William Heise for Thomas Edison. The film was produced in April 1896 at the Edison Studios of Edison, the first film studio in the United States. At the time, Edison was working at the Black Maria studios in West Orange, New Jersey.

In 1999, the short was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Kiss” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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