Viewers were shocked to see the first onscreen kissing scene, know the full story
A silent film came out in the year 1896. The name of this film was ‘The Kiss’.
A silent film came in the year 1896. The name of this film was ‘The Kiss’. It was one of the first such films in the world which was shown commercially to the public. In this scene, an attempt was made to show the final scene of the stage musical ‘The Veedo Jones’ which was a kiss scene. In this 18-second long scene, both the stars looked a bit uncomfortable at first. Then the actor of the film kissed the actress after giving a mustache.
For the first time onscreen, the name of these actors was John Rice and Irwin in the name of the actress. During this kiss, both stars were also seen talking to each other. This kiss’s clip is also available on websites like YouTube. This film was produced by Edison Studios. The same Thomas Edison who also invented the bulb for the first time. Thomas Edison’s studio was built in the year 1894. The film was directed by American cinematographer William Hage. William had directed 175 silent films during that period.
Audiences gave positive responses to this project by Thomas Edison. The film’s actor John Rice once reached the stage with his actress wife, he was once again asked to recite the live kiss scene. When his wife refused to do so, a woman in the audience requested to replace him. After this, even though many iconic kissing scenes were released with better video quality, this scene is still considered as cinematic milestone.