A drunk crawls into a barrel. Some boys push the barrel into the street, where it rolls hither and yon for five minutes of screen time, doubtless with the same scientific curiosity of people observing the old woman who swallowed a fly; we don't know why either started the whole process.
Watch the official Travels of a Barrel 1906 trailer in HD below.
Travels of a Barrel Trailer
France 05 October 1906
United States 24 November 1906
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1906:
16 June 1906
A young woman becomes pregnant and attempts to provide for her child after the father leaves her.
03 July 1906
The head of the family, in search of money, dons the clothes left by the village priest. He commits a terrible deed, and later, the priest learns of it; That it was committed in his frock.
01 August 1906
When New Zealand’s longest-serving prime minister, Richard John Seddon, suddenly took ill and died during his voyage home from a diplomatic trip to Australia, the country went into mourning.
25 February 1906
Two thieves try to rob a jewelry case but the the shop-keeper switches the jewels with a bomb.
12 July 1906
A father shoots his son dead because, lured by the offer of a watch, he revealed to the police where his father had hidden smugglers who had come to ask for his hospitality.
25 July 1906
A car crash blows a lady with a parasol onto a steeple. An inventor with an airship comes to the rescue.
16 August 1906
A bunch of men on horseback gallop past people near a shack in this short shot by Robert K.Bonine.
02 August 1906
A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.
19 August 1906
Shepherds in Hawaii push a flock of sheep in line through a trough of water.
01 May 1906
Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included.
Have you watched Travels of a Barrel yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1906 Pathé Frères.