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The Kiss (1896) -- Two people kiss.

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6.1/10   558 votes
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Director:
William Heise
Writer:
John J. McNally (play)
Contact:
View company contact information for The May Irwin Kiss on IMDbPro.
Genre:
Short | Romance more
Plot:
Two people kiss. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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First Kiss more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
The May Irwin Kiss (USA)
The Rice-Irwin Kiss (USA)
The Widow Jones (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
1 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Edison's most popular release of 1896; a reenactment of the final scene of the stage musical The Widow Jones. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Women Who Made the Movies (1992) (V) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
First Kiss, 30 December 2008
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Kiss, The (1896)

**** (out of 4)

Once again I wouldn't call this film "entertaining" but it is very important on a historic level. Also known as The May Irwin Kiss or The Rice-Irwin Kiss, this Edison short is the first movie to feature a kiss. Not only is this film interesting for being the first kiss but it's also worth noting that many protests were held towards this film as various religious groups felt that kissing on camera was a major sin and just more proof of how dirty and evil these moving pictures were. It's funny to think that this would garner so much hatred at the time but today this is a very charming film. I've seen it four or five times now and each viewing puts a smile on my face as the two actors just appear to be having fun. Neither are all that attractive but that makes the film seem more real to me.

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