Billy Bitzer Movie Trailers

The Battle of the Yalu Trailer (1904)

29 March 1904

Reenactment of a battle in the Russo-Japanese War.

The Swimming Class Trailer (1904)

27 July 1904

It is obvious that the cameraman placed his equipment close to the edge of a seashore. A large number of children followed by bathers can be seen running into the surf from behind the camera position.

The Summer Boarders Trailer (1905)

19 August 1905

A city family goes to the shore for a vacation, but everything goes wrong.

Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium Trailer (1906)

01 November 1906

A young man is hired as a guard for an insane asylum. Immediately the inmates start harassing him and he flees.

Tapping a Furnace Trailer (1904)

01 May 1904

A large bucket is lowered into a pit by male workers using machinery. Molten material from a furnace is poured into the bucket using a slide.

Lifting the Lid Trailer (1905)

12 July 1905

The film was made up of photographs of interior sets combined with exteriors to establish the beginning and the end of the film.

Italian Blood Trailer (1911)

09 October 1911

In the little Italian home the wife feels she is neglected and apparently it seems that her husband's love is growing cold, for he has become decidedly indifferent.

Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration Trailer (1903)

01 July 1903

The best and most characteristic picture of the President ever made. The camera is close by so that every feature shows out sharp and distinct.