Hadj Cheriff (1894)

Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio. He has a large knife in his hand at the opening of the act. He then hurls the knife away and begins a rapid series of dance-like motions, executing numerous cartwheels and whirling movements.

Released Oct. 5, 1894 1 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Short

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.silent-film, tmdb.acrobats, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.vaudeville-act, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.knife + 3 more, imdb.dancing, imdb.knife-throwing, imdb.vaudeville