"An obese cooks' lover succeeds in escaping the police after an incident involving her masters." 17 March 1907 Comedy 8 mins
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.
Watch the official How Bridget's Lover Escaped 1907 trailer in HD below.
Georges Méliès Director
How Bridget's Lover Escaped Trailer
France 17 March 1907
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1907:
09 September 1907
The first military revue of King Frederik VIII is captured on film.
01 February 1907
Cattle are driven into the sea and tied to a row boat.
02 January 1907
In the first scene, a gentleman invites a lady to a ball, in the second they are dancing after the ball in a restaurant - slightly drunk - with the resulting consequences for the restaurant.
01 May 1907
Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt at the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia, in April and June, 1907, participating in Jamestown's tercentennial celebration on April 26, its opening day, and later on Georgia Day, June 10.
21 April 1907
A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.
01 February 1907
A static shot of the sea tide bashing against the rocks.
01 January 1907
People and buildings in Falkenberg, Sweden in the early twentieth century.
23 May 1907
The artist studio is decorated with a rug, a chaise lounge, a small table, a plinth, a couple of copies of classic sculptures, a vase with flowers, a few prints on the walls, and on the wood paneled lower half of the wall, an 8-pointed star [Saturn-Film's logo].
26 April 1907
Christy Mathewson showing his ball skills.
17 December 1907
The Tommy Burns vs James 'Gunner' Moir boxing match.
17 February 1907
The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both realistic and fanciful sea creatures, including a chorus of naiads played by dancers from the Théâtre du Châtelet.
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