Louis Le Prince: The Man Who Invented Cinema Then Vanished | 5 Minute Strange

In eighteen eighty-eight, Louis Le Prince filmed the first motion picture in history — two years before Thomas Edison filed his patent. In eighteen ninety, Le Prince boarded a train in Dijon, France, heading to Paris with plans to demonstrate his invention to the world. He never arrived. His body was never found. His luggage was never found. Months later, Edison claimed the invention of cinema for himself.In this episode of 5 Minute Strange, we cover the remarkable films Le Prince made in Leeds, the disappearance that erased him from history at the worst possible moment, and the deaths and legal battles that followed. His son Adolphe, who testified against Edison in patent hearings, was found dead twelve years later. The question of what happened to Louis Le Prince on that train has never been answered.Subscribe to 5 Minute Strange for a new true story every weekday. One mystery. Five minutes. No explanation.#5MinuteStrange #LouisLePrince #TrueCrime #MysteryPodcast #InventorMystery #CinemaHistory #TrueStoriesYouNeverKnew #VanishedWithoutTrace #ThomasEdison #StrangeButTrueLouis Le Prince, Louis Le Prince disappearance, inventor of cinema mystery, Le Prince vs Edison, first motion picture history, Le Prince train disappearance 1890, Roundhay Garden Scene, Victorian mystery, true crime podcast, mystery podcast, stolen invention, 5 minute strange, short mystery podcast, strange true stories, Dark Whisper Studios