Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
Directed byEdwin S. Porter
StarringCharles Manley
CinematographyEdwin S. Porter
Production
company
Release date
  • 27 January 1902 (1902-01-27)
Running time
2 minutes
CountryUnited States of America
LanguageSilent

Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show is a 1902 American short silent comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter, featuring a naive spectator trying to interact with films projected onto a screen. It is an almost identical remake of a British 1901 film directed by Robert W. Paul, The Countryman and the Cinematograph. Paul's film was the first to feature a film shown within a film.