Dickson Greeting

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 a 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|West Orange], New Jersey, in collaboration with Thomas Edison using his kinetograph. The film was played for viewers at the General [Federation of Women's Clubs|National Federation of Women's Clubs], one of the first public presentations of a motion picture.