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A podcast tracing the evolution of action cinema through history.
Chinese Laundry Scene (1894 Directed by William K.L. Dickson, William Heise)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09kjGF5jmCs
Japanese Sword Fencing (1897 ‘Escrime au sabre japonais’ Directed by Constant Girel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9WWCzymcMo
Explosion of a Motor Car (1900 Directed by Cecil M. Hepworth)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNllVz6mKZ4
The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match (1900 ‘Nouvelles luttes extravagantes’ Directed by Georges Méliès)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6GtYNEdYfQ&t=4s
Attack on a China Mission (1900 Directed by James Williamson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TBYmqlaYLk&t=5s
The Great Train Robbery 1903 Directed by Edwin S. Porter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XVOisZVB_I
The Dude and the Burglars (1903 Directed by Wallace McCutcheon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhatcfrLUs0
Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout (1903)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIGCTyUchaY
New York Subway 1905 Directed by Billy Bitzer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J10-aYVG6HY
An Adventurous Automobile Trip (1905 ‘Le Raid Paris-Monte Carlo en deux heures’ Directed by Georges Méliès)
https://youtu.be/fay1LN4huC0?t=414
The Train Wreckers (1905 Directed by Edwin S. Porter)
https://youtu.be/AD_X05ihoYc?t=491
The Polite Lunatic (1905 Directed by James Williamson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yNmxIC09bc
Police Chasing Scorching Auto (1905 Directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgGNcim4h8U
The Unfortunate Policeman (1905 Directed by Robert W. Paul)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-KvMKhoyjA
An Eccentric Burglary (1905 Directed by Frank S. Mottershaw)
http://www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/film/eccentric-burglary
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906 Directed by James Williamson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4GxTieXjrs
The Black Hand 1906 Directed by Wallace McCutcheon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpAaYf54Xco
The Policemen’s Little Run (1907 ‘La Course des sergents de ville’ Directed by Ferdinand Zecca)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m53jnZQP32g
The Pumpkin Race (1907 ‘La course aux potirons’ Directed by Louis Feuillade, Romeo Bosetti)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUIRiw3D6MQ
The Race for the Sausage (1907 ‘Course à la saucisse’ Directed by Alice Guy)
Terrorists in Russia (1907 ‘Les terroristes en Russie’ Directed by Louis Feuillade)
Car explosion:
https://youtu.be/0m4jFv4TyEY?t=362
The Airship Destroyer 1909 Directed by Walter R. Booth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kduzyasEWTQ
Boxing Fever (1909 Directed by A. E. Coleby)