An Adventurous Automobile Trip
Aug 19 1905
•0h 10m
•Adventure
A man needs to get to Monte Carlo from Paris, but finds out that a train will take 17 hours to get there. He decides to go with a man with a special car, who claims that he can get there in just two hours. Complications ensue.
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Fernande Albany
Henry Fragson
Félix Galipaux
Jane Ivon
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