A Catastrophe in Hester Street poster

A Catastrophe in Hester Street( 1903)

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Overview

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.

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • dynamite
    • explosion
    • drunk
    • severed leg
    • industrial accident
    • downtown
    • severed arm
    • lower east side
    • practical special effects
    • lower manhattan
    • maimed