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Dance of Rejoicing
(1894) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] W.K.L. Dickson and/or William Heise?

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Raff & Gammon. / Cinematography by [?] William Heise? / Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Early Kinetograph camera films were shot at approximately 48 frames per second.

Performance: Dance.

Synopsis: [Raff & Gammon catalog, October 1894, page ?] Dance of Rejoicing, by Samoan Islanders, with Barnum & Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth.”

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Dance

Listing updated: 20 December 2024.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 86, 600; Ramsaye-Million p. 839 : Website-IMDb.