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 vendors arm. A policeman shows up to the carnage and tries to replace the vendors arm with a severed leg.
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A Catastrophe in Hester Street
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 11, 1903
Runtime
0h 2m
Genres
Comedy, Action, Horror
User Score
60%
Original Title
A Catastrophe in Hester Street
Production Companies
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Description
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 vendors arm. A policeman shows up to the carnage and tries to replace the vendors arm with a severed leg.
