Underplayed Gems

Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)

Annabelle Butterfly Dance poster
Directed by
William Kennedy Dickson
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a very short silent film from 1894 showing the dancer Annabelle Moore performing a popular dance in a butterfly costume. It was made by the Edison Manufacturing Company.

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What happens

Annabelle Butterfly Dance is an 1894 American short film. It is one of the several silent films produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company starring Annabelle Moore. In the film, Annabelle performs one of her popular dances while wearing a butterfly costume. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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