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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1604

Annabelle Serpentine Dance

18951 minUnited States

Synopsis

Annabelle Moore performs a serpentine dance, sweeping long folds of fabric around her body. The changing shapes turn a stage specialty into a flowing display for the motion-picture camera.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 0:44
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · William K.L. Dickson and William Heise · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

Annabelle Moore

DirectorsWilliam Kennedy Dickson William Heise

Behind the scenes

Edison distributed several versions of Moore's dance. Hand-tinted prints added shifting colors to the movement of the costume.

Sources and availability

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 22, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Annabelle Moore — Anonymous photographer circa 1900; Found on internet · Public domain

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