Rescued in Mid-Air (1906)

A car crash blows a lady with a parasol onto a steeple. An inventor with an airship comes to the rescue.

Date of release
1906-07-25
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
9m
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction
Director
Percy Stow

Interesting facts

Rescued in Mid-Air is a 1906 British short silent drama film directed by Percy Stow and produced by the Clarendon Film Company. The film seems to be the oldest one featuring an airborne rescue operation.

Production and distribution

The film was directed by Percy Stow for the Clarendon Film Company that he had co-founded in 1904 with Henry Vassal. It was mostly filmed on location in Croydon. The film was distributed in the United Kingdom by Gaumont British Distributors and was a public success.

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