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Annabelle Whitford.
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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Annabelle
Serpentine Dance
Also known as Serpentine Dance — Annabelle in the USA : [Annabelle Serpentine Dance, no. 3], [Serpentine Dance], [Annabelle Serpentine]
(1895) United States of America
B&W : [?] 45 or 50? feet
Directed by William Heise
Cast: Annabelle Whitford [herself].
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by the Continental Commerce Company. / Cinematography by William Heise. / © 8 May 1897 by Thomas A. Edison. Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Hand color-tinted. / The production was shot on a day in or between April to August 1895 in the Edison Black Maria studio, West Orange, New Jersey. A card with a large ‘C’ is visible, indicating the film was made for foreign distribution by Continental Commerce Company [Edison’s foreign agents]. Musser control number 139.
Performance: Dance.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] One of the most popular dances ever presented. Beautiful costumes and startling effects with the calcium light. Extra film when colored.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute collection); and in the British Film Institute National Archive film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Dance - Dancers
Listing updated: 14 January 2025.
References: Bohn-Light p. 9; Fell-History p. 14; Leyda-Before pp. 52, 80, 87; Magliozzi-Treasures n. 3660; Musser-Before pp. 40-41; Musser-Edison pp. 188-189; Musser-Emerge pp. 78, 79, 116, 597; Ramsaye-Million pp. 117, 194-195, 197, 206, 228, 231; Robertson-Guinness p. 3; Shipman-Cinema p. 16 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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