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A Catastrophe in Hester Street

A Catastrophe in Hester Street

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.

Release DateJanuary 12, 1904
StatusReleased
Original TitleA Catastrophe in Hester Street
Runtime 2min
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Language
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesAmerican Mutoscope & Biograph