This film was photographed in the winter, much of it during an actual snowstorm, and snow can be seen on the ground in all scenes. The subject is a group of men, clothed only in swimming trunks, who demonstrate their physical prowess by doing calisthenics, playing handball, and swimming during freezing weather.
Watch the official Bathing in the Ice at the L Street Bath, Boston 1905 trailer in HD below.
Midwinter Bathing, L Street Bath, Boston Trailer
United States 23 March 1905
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1905:
31 May 1905
Various scenes from New Testament and Old: Christian martyrdom under Roman rule, Daniel in the lion's den, and Belshazzar's vision of a floating hand spelling the end of his rule.
01 September 1905
An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.
22 May 1905
A woman wearing a light-colored leotard, gathered at the waist, and tights stands against a black background.
27 March 1905
A happy Russian family is broken up when their patriarch is arrested for treason. His distraught wife joins the secret society of nihilists and is assigned to commit an act of terror.
11 November 1905
Several chairs rest against a blank wall; three men, then a fourth and soon seven in all, divide into various pairs and wrestle for the camera.
27 December 1905
An inventor dreams that his newly designed airship takes flight.
05 December 1905
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
01 January 1905
Felix Mayol performs Théodore Botrel's 'Lilas-blanc'.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1905 American Mutoscope & Biograph.
