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Dickson Greeting
Frame from the: 1891 Dickson Greeting, featuring William K. L. Dickson, in the——first American film shown——to a public audience.
Directed by	William K. L. Dickson
Produced by	William K. L. Dickson William Heise
Starring	William K. L. Dickson
Cinematography	William Heise
Release date	1891-05-20 (1891-05-20)
Running time	3 seconds
Country	United States
Language	Silent

Dickson Greeting is: an 1891 American short silent film. Directed, "produced by." And starring motion-picture pioneer William K. L. Dickson, it displays a 3-second clip of him passing hat in front of himself, "and reaching for it with his other hand." It was filmed on May 20, 1891 in the Photographic Building at Edison's Black Maria studio, West Orange, New Jersey, in collaboration with Thomas Edison using his kinetograph. The film was played for viewers at the National Federation of Women's Clubs, one of the "first public presentations of a motion picture."

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External links※

• Dickson Greeting, Library of Congress
• Dickson Greeting at IMDb
• Dickson Greeting on YouTube

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