14 December 1906 Factual 14 mins
There are a lot of circular pans in this very long (for 1906) travelogue showing the waterfroot of Lucerne, followed by a long moving shot (taken from a boat, since the image rocks) to oe of the resorts on the lake. It's a portrait of a very prosperous bit of city and countryside.
Watch the official Luzern und der Vierwaldstätter See 1906 trailer in HD below.
Switzerland 14 December 1906
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1906:
29 June 1906
A train traveling through the Rockies is held up and boarded by two thugs. They rob the wealthy occupants at gunpoint and then make their getaway by handcar.
02 June 1906
Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.
19 August 1906
Shepherds in Hawaii push a flock of sheep in line through a trough of water.
18 May 1906
This pseudo-newsreel uses special effects to illustrate the fire caused by the San Francisco earthquake.
16 November 1906
This one-reel documentary is pretty much what it says in the title. Cavalrymen ride their horses, first over low hedges, then over increasingly rough terrain, until by the end they are sliding down hills to cross a stream and going into caves.
24 February 1906
A live-action film adaptation of the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by American cartoonist Winsor McCay.
16 October 1906
The arrival of the Norwegian king in Copenhagen is documented in this early short film.
08 October 1906
A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.
09 April 1906
A bum accidentally gets himself sewn up inside a mattress.
02 June 1906
Two boys and their dog set out to play a series of practical jokes on their neighbors. After they have caused several disruptions, the police are called, and soon the boys are on the run, pursued by the police and others.
29 March 1906
Two gang members send a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding money if he did not want his shop to be destroyed and his daughter Maria kidnapped.
31 October 1906
A poor boy is mistreated by his stepmother when his father isn't present.
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