Objective: He has long since been obscured by the likes of Bogart, Brando, Hepburn and Julia, but only James C. Duncan can claim to be cinema's first superstar. Working as an assistant in Thomas Edison's lab, Duncan starred in the first trilogy: very brief tests of Edison's latest innovation, the kinetoscope. Minimalist moments yes, but Duncan's hallowed impact has been felt for more than a century.

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