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How to Stop a Motor Car (1902)

How to Stop a Motor Car poster
Directed by
Percy Stow
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2 min
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A policeman tries to stop a speeding car but keeps getting tricked. The car's driver plays pranks that make the chase more difficult.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalfast-pacedslapsticksilent-eratrickyamusing

What happens

How to Stop a Motor Car is a 1902 British fantasy-comedy trick film directed by Percy Stow. Cecil M. Hepworth, T.C. Hepworth and Claude Whitten acted in the film. It was released in USA as Policeman and Automobile. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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