A Catastrophe in Hester Street
6.0
1904
0h 2m
Two workers leave boxes of explosives with a push cart street vendor while they visit a bar. They return drunk and accidentally drop a box of nitro powder, causing an explosion that wrecks the block and blows off the vendor’s arm. A policeman shows up to the carnage and tries to replace the vendor’s arm with a severed leg.
Movie Information
Status
Released
Release Date
January 12, 1904
Runtime
0h 2m
Rating
6.0
(2 votes)
Genres
Comedy
Action
Horror
Production Companies
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Overview
Two workers leave boxes of explosives with a push cart street vendor while they visit a bar. They return drunk and accidentally drop a box of nitro powder, causing an explosion that wrecks the block and blows off the vendor’s arm. A policeman shows up to the carnage and tries to replace the vendor’s arm with a severed leg.
