Did a Silent Film About a Train Really Cause Audiences to Stampede? | Atlas Obscura
If you’re at all interested in the history of cinema, you’ve probably heard some version of the story about the train film that sent an audience running. According to the tale, as the silent black-and-white image of a moving locomotive filled a movie screen in Paris, the people in the cinema thought it was going to drive right into them. They panicked, and…
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Thank God you’ve cleared that up – a clever marketing ploy!
It’s good to know!