Little Egypt 1896

’Fatima’s Couchee-Couchee Dance’ also known as ’Muscle Dance’ Thomas A. Edison / Black Maria Studio 1896 (Kinetographic Theater) Director: James H. White Camera: William Heise This is the original Edison film (censored at 0:32) featuring the most scandalous hips of the 19th century. The censor tag was a concession to earning those pennies and avoiding refusal of distribution on the part of Kinetoscope house proprietors fearful of raids by the moral enforcement thugs of the day. Film historians consider th