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Annabelle Serpentine Dance
Also known as [Serpentine Dance — Annabelle], [Annabelle Serpentine Dance, no. 4], [Serpentine Dance]
(1897) United States of America
B&W : [?] 30, 40, 45 or 50? feet
Directed by [?] James H. White and/or W.K.L. Dickson?
Cast: Annabelle Whitford [herself].
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Edison Manufacturing Company? / Cinematography by William Heise. / © 8 May 1897 by Thomas A. Edison. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot in late April to early May 1897 in the Edison Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. Musser control number 339.
Performance: Dance.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] As performed by Annabelle, the famous premier danseuse. A charmingly graceful representation of the light and airy flight of a butterfly. Beautiful when colored.
Survival status: Print exists in the National Archives of Canada, Visual and Sound Archives, film archive (David Flaherty collection).
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Dance - Dancers
Listing updated: 15 April 2024.
References: Musser-Edison p. 304; Robinson-Palace p. 44 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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