Movies

A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.

A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.

Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.

"The Bath" is a flip book remake of After the Ball (Après le Bal) made in the late 1800s.

Alone in his room at an inn, a lustful old man is haunted by spirits.

Maître Labori is seen approaching the bridge of Rennes in company with Colonel Picquart and M. Gast, Mayor of Rennes. They notice that they are...

Very much a slapstick chase in the mode of the period, as Victorine's boyfriend escapes from the kitchen and is pursued on rooftop by his...

A respectable fellow has quietly taken a seat upon a bench in a park, and worn out from the excessive heat of the day, has fallen asleep. Two...

One of the last films Georges Méliès made. By now, he was under contract for his former rival Pathé, where he made a few of his...

A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs...

The leader of a marching band demonstrates an unusual way of writing music.

On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.

This film from George Melies is sadly one that's only available in fragments. The film starts off with a title card stating that a drunk man has just...

Three military men, seen inside a fortification, are firing on an unseen enemy force. The call for reinforcements but ladders appear signalling the...

During an interval in the proceedings of the court martial, the journalists enter into an animated discussion, resulting in a dispute between Arthur...

The Jewish ex-officer Alfred Dreyfus's degradation. He stands in a military quadrant and the Adjutant proceeds to tear off his medals; Dreyfus is...

Pluto, having seen the earth, comes back home amazed at the success of that well-known dance, the "cake-walk." He has brought back with him two noted...

A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate...

Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star. Exhausted, the magician falls asleep and the...