Carmencita (1894)


Carmencita Poster
Original Title: Carmencita
Type: Short
Genre: Documentary, Short
Runtime: 1 Minute
Release Date: 10 Mar 1894 (USA)
Is Adult: No
Language: 
n/A
Rated: n/A
Director: 
William K.L. Dickson
Stars: 
Carmencita  




Description

Performing on what looks like a small wooden stage, wearing a dress with a hoop skirt and white high-heeled pumps, Carmencita does a dance with kicks and twirls, a smile always on her face.




Plot

Presumably, the first woman ever to appear in a Kinetoscope film and possibly the first woman to take part in a motion picture in the United States, the Spaniard dancer, Carmencita, performs her appealing high-kick dance in front of the camera of William K.L. Dickson and William Heise, for Thomas Edison. In this segment of her New York music-hall act, she spins and twirls, exhibiting an admirable talent, a fashionable dress, and a really charming smile. Written by Nick Riganas





Details (General)

  • AKA (Also Known As)

    Carmencita - spanyol tánc (Hungary)
    Καρμενσίτα (Greece)
    Карменсита (Russia)
    カルメンチータ (Japan, Japanese title)

  • Company

    Edison Manufacturing Company

  • Country

    United States

  • Certification

    Brazil:Livre
    Greece:K
    United States:Not Rated

  • Location

    West Orange
    New Jersey
    USA





    • Details (Technical)

  • Aspect Ratio

    1.33 : 1

  • Color

    Black and White

  • Sound Mix

    Silent