29 September 1909 Comedy 8 mins
A man in the park gets into a fight with a nurse. One leg is broken, and he goes to a surgery, where it is sawed off. At this point the movie develops into a chase comedy.
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France 29 September 1909
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1909:
30 August 1909
If all husbands have had similar experiences, it is too bad to harrow them up with the telling of this story.
19 July 1909
Two miners are fighting over a woman, and one is about to murder the other in his sleep. At the critical moment, the woman introduces her fiancé from the city.
01 January 1909
A young shepherd and servant girl are separated when she is sold into slavery and taken to Alexandria.
08 August 1909
A hunter and his native helpers set up a trap, then taunt and shoot a panther. Next we see the locals skin the animal.
01 January 1909
Flower petals in the background create different shapes while actress Mary Cleo Tarlarini salutes the audience.
06 May 1909
First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.
03 May 1909
One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the fatal lot and is expected to kill himself.
21 September 1909
On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set foot on the North Pole.
17 June 1909
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
19 February 1909
A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures.
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