Two hunters resort to the use of certain pills to invigorate their limbs, weakened by age and fatigue. The film stars Ferdinand Guillaume, who would eventually adopt the name Polidor in 1911.
Watch the official Pillole portentose 1910 trailer in HD below.
The Magic Pills Trailer
France 22 April 1910
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1910:
06 May 1910
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester.
08 December 1910
All is fair in love and war but when we go into it we must take our chances. A Mexican beauty, fascinating and venturous, is in love with a young Mexican, willing to do and act for him regardless of her own safety and reputation.
30 June 1910
A scrappy lad from the skids attempts to court a well-to-do maiden. During his visits to her family estate, he upsets the Uplift committee that's weaseled their way into the home.
12 February 1910
Mr. Josh Banks a ranchman, receives word that his niece, a pretty Chicago girl of eighteen, is on her way to make them a visit.
15 November 1910
Paul and Virginia are two young lovers who have grown up together from infancy on an island in the Indies.
09 December 1910
The Count of Champcenetz is governor of the Palace of the Tuileries. His mistress Grace Elliott, a young widow, begs him not to go the Palace where he must defend King Louis XVI, who is threatened by the Revolution.
20 October 1910
Bill and Jim are lifelong friends in love with Nellie, who marries Bill. After they have a daughter, Bill and his father-in-law tragically die in a mining accident.
11 April 1910
A pretty model with two rival art students (her father's pupils) in love with her, a situation not at all surprising considering how alluring she looks in the garb of a nun, posing for their canvas.
24 December 1910
Bébé's father is attacked by the "apaches", a group of hooligans. Bébé and his sister decide to avenge him by gaining the group's trust and bringing them into a trap.
10 October 1910
A young man transforms his uncle's palatial residence into a sanitarium only to end up paying back the money his patients gave him.
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