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In which decade did Edison Company film the first screen kiss in the film "May Irwin-John C. Rice Kiss", the only action of which was the kissing couple's 30 second long kiss?

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Correct answer

1890s

Explanation

The first screen kiss was shot in 1896 by Edison Company. The film, entitled "The May Irwin and John C. Rice Kiss" was 30 seconds long and only consisted of a close-up of a man and a woman kissing. The first same-sex screen kiss was in Cecil B. DeMille´s "Manslaughter" (1922). It was between two lesbians.

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22% correct 14 correct · 50 incorrect

Question added 2011-12-29