A Winter Straw Ride (1906)

Directed by: Wallace McCutcheon and Edwin S. Porter

Synopsis: A group of women take a sleigh ride, are pelted by boys throwing snowballs, get stuck in a rut and then chase after men through the snow in this early Edison short.

Purr Blur: As the sleighs are approaching a river, a black cat runs across the wooden bridge ahead of them.

A Winter Straw Ride - black cat running across snowy bridge
A Winter Straw Ride - black cat running across snowy bridge
A Winter Straw Ride - black cat running across snowy bridge animated gif

Final Mewsings: The cat was as scared of the women as the men!

Many thanks to Laurie Morrison for letting us know about the cat in this short film.

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