A thief steals an angler's bicycle but being surprised by the police he rides into the water, his pursuers jump in after him, but as they do so, he springs out again on the bicycle, laughs at their discomfiture and rides off.
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France 05 August 1903
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1903:
01 May 1903
Shot at an unidentified location in New York City, the film shows several pieces of horse-drawn fire vehicles in motion: two hook-and-ladders; two steam pumpers; a rescue wagon.
01 January 1903
Bioscoped from a motor. The center of fashion and society in the Bernese Oberland. The rendezvous of the most cosmopolitan crowd in Europe.
26 May 1903
An Egyptian prince has lost his beloved wife and he has sought a dervish who dwells at the base of the sphinx.
01 January 1903
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
25 July 1903
A sentinel is surprised by some bears and climbs up onto his sentry box in order to hide himself. He takes off his uniform and throws it at the bear, but this does not affect the animals in the slightest and a gun shot has no better effect.
14 February 1903
A newly married couple who are on their honeymoon have something else to do than to admire nature. A tunnel comes and their conversation gets very animated, but suddenly they are interrupted by a guard who asks them for their tickets.
01 July 1903
A very exciting contest between two well known Metropolitan wrestlers. It is full of fast work and scientific wrestling.
10 November 1903
A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk saying good-by to his companion.
01 January 1903
A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.
29 June 1903
This is in every respect a stunning picture, though somewhat bohemian in subject. It depicts in six scenes, six lively hours at New York City's famous Tenderloin dance hall, "The Haymarket.
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