16 May 1910 Fantasy, Comedy, Crime 9 mins
Apparently inspired by the antics of Harry Houdini, Slippery Jim opens in the office of a police commissioner to whom a rather cocky villain is presented. The commissioner orders the prisoner to be clapped in irons, but this proves to be easier said than done because our anti-hero - presumably the Slippery Jim of the title - proves to be an expert escapologist.
Watch the official Slippery Jim 1910 trailer in HD below.
France 16 May 1910
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1910 Pathé Frères.