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:
01 December 1906
A pulp writer dozes off at his desk and dreams himself into a melodrama of love and rivalry. What begins as a familiar tale soon veers into absurdity—complete with outrageous twists, overblown villains, and even a gunshot to the head.
11 March 1906
A scientist concocts a potion that can turn people invisible for short periods of time. Two crooks steal the potion and go on a crime spree.
01 January 1906
This exciting and somewhat dangerous sport has attained a popularity at all the Swiss winter resorts that is really remarkable.
08 November 1906
Adventures of a peasant who comes to town wearing a magnificent top hat, which an unfortunate gust of wind throws onto the riverbank, into a crane, amidst the cascades of a public fountain, atop a coal pile, etc.
07 September 1906
Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.
23 May 1906
It's common knowledge that Scotsmen are macho enough to pull off wearing a skirt - perhaps it's all that caber-tossing.
25 October 1906
A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate the stage.
01 January 1906
1906, produced by Charles Urban, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
01 August 1906
Andre Deed is moving out, so he has hired some guys with a cart to move his stuff...... and they have a drink to seal the deal.
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.
