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video thumbnail — b/w 1913 2 men (1 mack sennett) carrying mabel normand from tracks narrowly escaping oncoming train - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1913 2 men (1 Mack Sennett) carrying Mabel Normand from tracks narrowly escaping oncoming train

video thumbnail — b/w 1909 men breaking into room where woman + girls are hiding / man + police come to rescue / film - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1909 men breaking into room where woman + girls are hiding / man + police come to rescue / film

video thumbnail — b/w 1913 woman (mabel normand) tied to railroad tracks with chains calling for help - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1913 woman (Mabel Normand) tied to railroad tracks with chains calling for help

video thumbnail — 1947 b/w ms woman (betty hutton) screaming for help while tied to platform and struggling as spikes are lowered upon her / california, usa - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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1947 B/W MS Woman (Betty Hutton) screaming for help while tied to platform and struggling as spikes are lowered upon her / California, USA

video thumbnail — 1947 b/w ws woman (betty hutton) screaming while tied to train tracks and struggling as train approaches / film rips / california, usa - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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1947 B/W WS Woman (Betty Hutton) screaming while tied to train tracks and struggling as train approaches / film rips / California, USA

video thumbnail — b/w 1925 close up frightened woman (bessie love) covering her ears + closing her eyes - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1925 close up frightened woman (Bessie Love) covering her ears + closing her eyes

video thumbnail — b/w 1925 woman (mary philbin) cowering in fright on floor / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1925 woman (Mary Philbin) cowering in fright on floor / feature

video thumbnail — blonde caucasian woman in black dress changes tire on her car - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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blonde caucasian woman in black dress changes tire on her car

video thumbnail — 1953 a blowout flat tire during carjacking by hitchhiker murderer - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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1953 A blowout flat tire during carjacking by hitchhiker murderer

video thumbnail — robert pattinson, joshua safdie on working with the zellner brothers for 'damsel' at 'good time' interview - 61st bfi london film festival at soho... - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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INTERVIEW - Robert Pattinson, Joshua Safdie on working with the Zellner brothers for 'Damsel' at 'Good Time' Interview - 61st BFI London Film Festival

video thumbnail — 1928 a man (buster keaton) becomes a hero when he saves a woman (marion byron) from a doomed fate - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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1928 A man (Buster Keaton) becomes a hero when he saves a woman (Marion Byron) from a doomed fate

video thumbnail — segment. please note: images depicting historical events may contain themes, or have descriptions, that do not reflect current understanding. they... - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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1860s A woman (Lillian Gish) is held captive

video thumbnail — segment. please note: images depicting historical events may contain themes, or have descriptions, that do not reflect current understanding. they... - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Racist depiction - 1860s A stranger chases a young woman (Mae Marsh) in the woods

video thumbnail — 1927 man (buster keaton) rescues the popular girl from the star athlete - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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1927 Man (Buster Keaton) rescues the popular girl from the star athlete

video thumbnail — a dancer is kidnapped and assaulted by a saxophone player - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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A dancer is kidnapped and assaulted by a saxophone player

video thumbnail — angry lion rides determined unicorn as they fail to rescue distraught betty boop - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Angry lion rides determined unicorn as they fail to rescue distraught Betty Boop

video thumbnail — terrifying jabberwocky kidnaps scared betty boop from crowd of alice in wonderland characters who attempt a rescue - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Terrifying Jabberwocky kidnaps scared Betty Boop from crowd of Alice in Wonderland characters who attempt a rescue

video thumbnail — concerned woman getting down of car and realizing she has a flat tire - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Concerned woman getting down of car and realizing she has a flat tire

video thumbnail — medium shot reticulated dascylus (damsel family) shoal swim up and down in coral looking out for predators - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Medium shot Reticulated dascylus (Damsel family) shoal swim up and down in coral looking out for predators

video thumbnail — london premiere of film "lady in the water"; paul giamatti interview sot - / whole movie is odd / he is janitor of building who has dark past and has... - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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London premiere of film "Lady in the Water"

video thumbnail — premiere of new denzel washington film 'deja vu': interviews with arrivals; roll in and interview denzel washington sot - don't know if there was one... - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Premiere of new Denzel Washington film 'Deja Vu': interviews with arrivals

video thumbnail — man changing a flat tire using a hydraulic floor jack - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Man changing a flat tire using a hydraulic floor jack

video thumbnail — mechanic assistance arriving to help a woman with a flat tire - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Mechanic assistance arriving to help a woman with a flat tire

video thumbnail — concerned woman getting down of her car and realizing she has a flat tire - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Concerned woman getting down of her car and realizing she has a flat tire

video thumbnail — young stock car driver hugs beautiful woman and cheers as racing team celebrates. - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Young stock car driver hugs beautiful woman and cheers as racing team celebrates.

video thumbnail — a knight and his horse prepare to joust. - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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A knight and his horse prepare to joust.

video thumbnail — ws view of officers searching victim to rescue near ocean - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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WS View of officers searching victim to rescue near ocean

video thumbnail — ws shot of officers rescue lady lying near ocean - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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WS Shot of officers rescue lady lying near ocean

video thumbnail — b/w 1945 white gorilla (costume) holding + shaking unconcious blond woman (maris wrixon) in jungle - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1945 white gorilla (costume) holding + shaking unconcious blond woman (Maris Wrixon) in jungle

video thumbnail — b/w 1945 white gorilla dropping unconcious woman (maris wrixon) + beating chest at someone offscreen - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1945 white gorilla dropping unconcious woman (Maris Wrixon) + beating chest at someone offscreen

video thumbnail — b/w 1925 close up frightened woman (bessie love) looking at something offscreen - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1925 close up frightened woman (Bessie Love) looking at something offscreen

video thumbnail — robin hood and his love, maid marian escape from soldiers and get married - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Robin Hood and his love, Maid Marian escape from soldiers and get married

video thumbnail — robin hood shoots rose to his love, maid marian who is held captive in the castle. - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Robin Hood shoots rose to his love, Maid Marian who is held captive in the castle.

video thumbnail — phone argument - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — woman crying - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — suitor tries to woo lady but she shuns and rejects him - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Suitor tries to woo lady but she shuns and rejects him

video thumbnail — lady runs away from suitor who chases her / rival suitor attempts to rescue her, puts explosives into horse / man spanks, slaps, kicks and punches donkey who can't move because of heavy explosives - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Lady runs away from suitor who chases her / rival suitor attempts to rescue her, puts explosives into horse / man spanks, slaps, kicks and punches donkey who can't move because of heavy explosives

video thumbnail — villain steals betty boop away from her boyfriend - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Villain steals Betty Boop away from her boyfriend

video thumbnail — boyfriend rescues betty boop from villain - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Boyfriend rescues Betty Boop from villain

video thumbnail — anonymous lady - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — tropical fiji blue devil damselfish - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Tropical Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish

video thumbnail — blue fish, chromis viridis - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Blue fish, Chromis Viridis

video thumbnail — car trouble - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — car trouble - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — car trouble - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — car trouble - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — car trouble - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — car trouble - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — car trouble - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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video thumbnail — a courteous knight - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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A courteous knight

video thumbnail — businesswoman changing tire / tries to flag down car + it passes her by / gets angry + kicks tire - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Businesswoman changing tire / tries to flag down car + it passes her by / gets angry + kicks tire

video thumbnail — canted frustrated businesswoman changing tire with lug wrench - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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CANTED frustrated businesswoman changing tire with lug wrench

video thumbnail — b/w 1916 high angle man rowing boat with man + clapping woman away from camera / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1916 high angle man rowing boat with man + clapping woman away from camera / feature

video thumbnail — canted dolly shot impatient blonde woman on cell phone in garage while mechanic fixes tire - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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CANTED dolly shot impatient blonde woman on cell phone in garage while mechanic fixes tire

video thumbnail — b/w 1910s woman (fatty arbuckle) + falling from biplane with unconscious pilot (edgar kennedy) - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1910s woman (Fatty Arbuckle) + falling from biplane with unconscious pilot (Edgar Kennedy)

video thumbnail — b/w 1910s woman (fatty arbuckle) trying to stop man (edgar kennedy) in biplane from dropping bombs - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1910s woman (Fatty Arbuckle) trying to stop man (Edgar Kennedy) in biplane from dropping bombs

video thumbnail — close up woman's hand struggling to get free from table strap - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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close up woman's hand struggling to get free from table strap

video thumbnail — monster creeping towards woman lying on operating table in laboratory - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Monster creeping towards woman lying on operating table in laboratory

video thumbnail — b/w 1959 woman with jewelry in hair puts hands to face + screams in terror - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1959 woman with jewelry in hair puts hands to face + screams in terror

video thumbnail — b/w 1958 woman near stairs grabs neck + screams in terror - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1958 woman near stairs grabs neck + screams in terror

video thumbnail — b/w 1933 woman turns from closing door + screams in terror as menacing shadow approaches her - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1933 woman turns from closing door + screams in terror as menacing shadow approaches her

video thumbnail — asian mother and child help inflate car tires. - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Asian Mother and child help inflate car tires.

video thumbnail — asian mother and child help inflate car tires. - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Asian Mother and child help inflate car tires.

video thumbnail — asian mother and child help inflate car tires. - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Asian Mother and child help inflate car tires.

video thumbnail — asian mother and child help inflate car tires. - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Asian Mother and child help inflate car tires.

video thumbnail — african-american young adult mother sitting with toddler in car trunk after facing car trouble in a park - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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African-American Young Adult Mother Sitting with Toddler in Car Trunk After Facing Car Trouble in a Park

video thumbnail — african-american young adult mother checking car tire while holding toddler in a park - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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African-American Young Adult Mother Checking Car Tire While Holding Toddler in a Park

video thumbnail — african-american young adult mother checking car tire while holding toddler in a park - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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African-American Young Adult Mother Checking Car Tire While Holding Toddler in a Park

video thumbnail — african-american young adult mother checking car tire while holding toddler in a park - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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African-American Young Adult Mother Checking Car Tire While Holding Toddler in a Park

video thumbnail — short clip from the silent era film "rosita" starring mary pickford as the damsel in distress, los angeles, california, u.s.a., 1923. - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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Mary Pickford acting in the silent film "Rosita", Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., 1923

video thumbnail — woman turning to camera + screaming "help" / zoom in to close up of mouth / educational - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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1965 woman turning to camera + screaming "Help" / zoom in to close up of mouth / educational

video thumbnail — b/w mad scientist preparing to experiment on woman strapped to table - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W mad scientist preparing to experiment on woman strapped to table

video thumbnail — b/w 1939 men fixing flat tire as women look on / traffic jam on highway in background / documentary - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1939 men fixing flat tire as women look on / traffic jam on highway in background / documentary

video thumbnail — man struggling to carry woman over ice floes / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1920 man (Richard Barthelmess) struggling to carry woman (Lillian Gish) over ice floes / feature

video thumbnail — man carrying woman over snowy riverbank / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1920 man (Richard Barthelmess) carrying woman (Lillian Gish) over snowy riverbank / feature

video thumbnail — ice floes going over waterfall / woman lying on one / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1920 ice floes going over waterfall / woman (Lillian Gish) lying on one / feature

video thumbnail — b/w 1925 disfigured man (lon chaney, sr.) grabbing woman (mary philbin) by hair / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1925 disfigured man (Lon Chaney, Sr.) grabbing woman (Mary Philbin) by hair / feature

video thumbnail — b/w 1925 frightened woman (mary philbin) saying "no" as she cowers / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1925 frightened woman (Mary Philbin) saying "no" as she cowers / feature

video thumbnail — man picking up + carrying woman in snow / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1920 man (Richard Barthelmess) picking up + carrying woman (Lillian Gish) in snow / feature

video thumbnail — man warming hands of rescued woman in snow / feature - damsel in distress stock videos & royalty-free footage

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B/W 1920 man (Richard Barthelmess) warming hands of rescued woman (Lillian Gish) in snow / feature

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