18 April 1907 Drama, Crime 7 mins
There's a killer on the loose in Muswell Hill. Escaped from an asylum, he can be identified by the missing forefinger on his left hand.
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United Kingdom 18 April 1907
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1907:
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.
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.
02 March 1907
A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother while hunting, an event which led to the popularization of the teddy bear.
01 February 1907
A static shot of the sea tide bashing against the rocks.
01 December 1907
An early short featuring Florence Lawrence.
17 August 1907
A poor artist living in a garret room uses his talent for painting to feed himself by any means necey
23 May 1907
A middle-aged woman in rural dress and a young woman in a smarter dress are picking up herbs in a forest.
21 December 1907
A group of travellers go into a house for protection. Little do they know, it is filled with ghosts who make unusual things happen to them.
11 September 1907
Many demonstrations of the art of Jiu Jitsu are given, and as evidence that this is not a passing fad intended only for the amusement of the public there is illustrated in very thrilling manner how several footpads follow two girls and then in a deserted section of the road make an attack, which is successfully foiled and the perpetrators taken into custody.
01 June 1907
This subject illustrates the pathetic attachment that exists between a dog and his blind master.
01 February 1907
Cattle are driven into the sea and tied to a row boat.
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