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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Release Date

December 11, 1903

Status

Released

Original Title

A Catastrophe in Hester Street

Runtime

2min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Production Companies

American Mutoscope & Biograph