Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

  • NR
  • 01/09/1894 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1m

Overview

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.

William Heise

Director

William K.L. Dickson

Director

Cast

Fred Ott's headshot

Fred Ott

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