September, 1890. The Morris-Jumel Mansion, then a private residence, was poised to be the site of the public exhibition of the first motion picture. There was one problem, however. The man who was to show his moving picture, Louis Le Prince, had gotten on a train in Dijon, France en route to Paris, and disappeared. He never made it to the Morris-Jumel Mansion, where his wife and children were residing, to show off his invention. He was never seen again.

Join the Morris-Jumel Mansion staff as we take a deep dive into the life story and disappearance of Louis Le Prince, a pioneer of the film industry, often credited as the Father of Cinematography, and one of the most mysterious facets of the Mansion’s history.