A large bucket is lowered into a pit by male workers using machinery. Molten material from a furnace is poured into the bucket using a slide. The bucket, which has flames coming from inside, is lifted up from the pit by a crane.
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United States 01 May 1904
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1904:
29 October 1904
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
22 May 1904
A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their various duties, including hammering objects.
15 January 1904
Only 8 surviving seconds of a man getting great pleasure from smoking a cigar.
30 April 1904
Some cowboys of the Wild West Show saddle bronchos not without difficulties.
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.
01 May 1904
On the left of the screen, a small group of men lift the top off of what appears to be a turbine with a crane and continue to check the machine, tightening various parts with wrenches.
24 December 1904
A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.
01 January 1904
1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St.
29 September 1904
Footage of spectators at the Friedenau velodrome in Berlin, dating from 1904. Several spectators, including a woman, are standing in front of a wooden fence.
01 January 1904
Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in the Alps by Frank Ormiston-Smith between 1903 and 1905.
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.
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