Georges Méliès

The German legend of a scholar’s unholy pact with the Devil would have been very familiar to most moviegoers (at least European ones), so ...

In a room filled with jugglers’ properties of enormous size a prestidigitateur dressed in eccentric costume enters with his assistant. The ...

It’s late in the evening, and the ballet master’s bed has been prepared for him. But he cannot take his mind off of his work, and ...

Two men in a cave perform magic.

A boy is led into the frame by two nursemaids who give him a big ball to play with. For the remainder of the film heads appear and disappear, ...

The scene is similar to that seen at Coney Island, where a number of shows are constantly going on.

With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts. They fizzle. Hephaestus ...

Two comic characters, Jack Jags and Dum Dum, perform slapstick comedy on stage.

A green-skinned demon places a woman and two courtiers into a flaming cauldron.

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

At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry when a witch suddenly appears. Though driven off, the witch ...

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

A box of valued jewels is placed inside the tomb of Delphi. A thief breaks into the tomb and steals it, but soon the ghost of Delphi appears and ...

An Egyptian prince has lost his beloved wife and he has sought a dervish who dwells at the base of the sphinx.

A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.

A juggler enters upon the scene, picks up a skull, throws it into the air, catches it in his hands, where it is transformed into a handkerchief. ...

Pluto, having seen the earth, comes back home amazed at the success of that well-known dance, the “cake-walk.” He has brought back ...

A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.

The scene takes place in front of a barrack, where a young soldier is on duty –most laughable and comical

A human skeleton is placed upon a table by an attendant. When the attendant leaves the room the skeleton begins kicking his legs and throwing his ...

Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.

In a corner of the garden we see an ornamental fountain. An old professor comes along, looking for a nice spot where he can teach his pupils. ...

Two guards bring a sorcerer into the hall of a palace of the time of the Middle Ages. The king who follows them orders the sorcerer to be chained ...

A witch curses a town’s well.

A prestidigitator orders his assistant to bring a cabinet, which is displayed piece by piece to the audience. Two gentlemen are then introduced; ...

Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends, ...

As scene as pleasing as incomprehensible. A juggler summons two chairs, which come to the stage jumping and twirling around. Across the back of ...

A traveller is shown to a room in an inn. After a brief dispute with the hostess and a porter, he is left to himself. But strange things begin to ...

This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place ...

King Edward VII’s coronation ceremony.