02 November 1907 Comedy 8 mins
An urban husband and wife, walking in the countryside outside Paris, are so impressed with the delicious taste of a cow's milk that they buy the cow and try to bring it home to their Parisian apartment. (Library of Congress)
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France 02 November 1907
United States 04 January 1908
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