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A New Way of Traveling (1908)

1908 · Silent film · 3 min · dir. Segundo de Chomón

  • Comedy

Synopsis

Two grotesquely costumed Orientals seem to be coaxing a clumsy looking Chinese damsel to take a trip with them. The equipage proposed is a queer barrel and when she finally raises her unshapely self from the floor she crawls into it, while the two men mount the cask a-straddle. It promptly moves upward, and the next view shows them in mid-air. They sail around among the planets, which assume all manner of weird forms, the men managing to retain secure positions until suddenly a storm hits them…

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Details

Director
Segundo de Chomón
Studio
Pathé Frères
Released
1908-01-17
Original title
Voyage original
Running time
3 minutes

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