Folies Bergère
"An Adventurous Automobile Trip" premiered at the gala opening night of the Folies Bergère revue on 31 December 1904. It ran for six months at the Folies Bergère, lasting more than 300 performances. Méliès also intended for the film to be shown by exhibitors elsewhere, outside the context of the revue. Thus, after its Folies Bergère run, it was released as a standalone item by Méliès's Star Film Company and numbered 740–749 in its catalogues, where it is advertised as a "grande course fantastique funambulesque". As with at least four percent of Méliès's output, the film was available both in black-and-white and in individually hand-colored prints sold at a higher price.