18 December 1904 Factual 4 mins
"Children in the Surf, Coney Island" is a very short documentary with Billy Bitzer behind the camera.
Watch the official Children in the Surf at Coney Island 1904 trailer in HD below.
United States 18 December 1904
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1904:
09 May 1904
A group of men work on various parts of a large generator, assembling the pieces
01 May 1904
Numerous women stand at several rows of tables where they appear to be wrapping tape around some devices, presumably coils.
02 February 1904
A criminal woman is brought in by the police to be photographed (a mug-shot, presumably), capturing her making faces or grimacing.
06 May 1904
Numerous women stand in rows at winding machines, taking material from large spools behind them. A male supervisor walks down the aisle, checking the work of the women.
06 May 1904
A cook has his hands full with three mischievous devils, who pop in and out of his kitchen.
20 January 1904
Chronophotograph record of a ball falling through a soap bubble.
01 May 1904
A small group of men turn on what appears to be a generator. As the rotary spins, the men make adjustments to the machine and check its operations.
26 January 1904
"Danced at the Casino de Paris by the Elks and their Indian troop."
01 July 1904
A small child in the surf at the seashore. The child is evidently frightened at the rushing waves and stands terrified until a larger wave than usual comes along, whereupon the child turns and runs toward the shore.
01 May 1904
A large group of men are shown performing various tasks in one room at the Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
14 August 1904
People doing the Cake Walk dance on the Beach at Coney Island.
31 December 1904
Austrian animal trainer Ernst Perzina puts his educated rhesus monkeys through their paces.
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