This is an unusually interesting "publication." There is a human freak in it, one Doss by name, whose tentative height or length is 6 feet 2 inches, but who by some extension table ... See full summary
Gaumont Weekly, No. 20 (1912) Online
- Original Title :
- Gaumont Weekly, No. 20
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / Short / News
- Year :
- 1912
- Type :
- Movie
- Rating :
- 6.5/10
This is an unusually interesting "publication." There is a human freak in it, one Doss by name, whose tentative height or length is 6 feet 2 inches, but who by some extension table arrangement adds 2 feet to that. There is a picture of a test of a parachute attachment for aeroplanes. It is affixed to the tail of the aircraft, and in the photograph it worked successfully. The combination was released from a balloon. There is an interesting bayonet "duel" between French soldiers. An idea of some of the happenings in the making of moving pictures, which do not appear in the finished or produced film, may be obtained from the three samples of experiences recorded. One is of a horse falling over a sand cliff and getting up apparently uninjured. A beautiful colored picture gives the women an idea of some of the new Parisian street gowns. There are other features, not the least of which is the Dieppes auto race, in which the streets of the town are fenced in.