24 October 1907 Fantasy, Comedy 6 mins
A clerk, unable to stop playing the game of Diabolo, strays in and out of precarious situations while playing with the toy.
Watch the official Diabolo Nightmare 1907 trailer in HD below.
United Kingdom 24 October 1907
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A middle-aged woman in rural dress and a young woman in a smarter dress are picking up herbs in a forest.
17 March 1907
Very much a slapstick chase in the mode of the period, as Victorine's boyfriend escapes from the kitchen and is pursued on rooftop by his unsuspecting fellow officers.
07 September 1907
A professor sprays people with 'galvanic fluid', and unleashes pent-up energy. Displays an early use of over-cranking and under-cranking.
01 February 1907
Various scenes of daily working life at a sugar plantation in Hawaii.
17 December 1907
The Tommy Burns vs James 'Gunner' Moir boxing match.
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23 June 1907
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