Trilby and Little Billee (1896)
Overview : Trilby lounges on a table with her shoes off, smoking, laughing, enjoying a piece of cake, and kissing her friend in a scene from the popular eponymous novel and stage play. Now lost, it is considered the first book-to-film adaptation.
Release Date : September 14, 1896
Runtime : 1m
Genre : Romance
Companies : American Mutoscope & Biograph
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : black and white, silent film, lost film, literary adaptation