Movie: The Good Luck of a 'Souse'

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Fernande Albany
Fernande Albany

La Passante

Manuel
Manuel

L'ivrogne

Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès

Le commissaire de police

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    This film from George Melies is sadly one that's only available in fragments. The film starts off with a title card stating that a drunk man has just thrown his family out a window. We see a couple of them landing on the ground and then we go back to the room where the drunk is now trying to kill himself.

  • Release Date

    1907-12-30

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    4.3

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    2.1 starts
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