The Man with the Rubber Head 1901
A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.
A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.
A film from Méliès has him playing a magician who does a few tricks including making a woman disappear.
A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.
A man attempts to engender a transformation of a giant worm into a butterfly.
A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair, then rises and sits in the next chair. As the cymbal player sits down, a drummer appears in the second chair, and then likewise moves on to the third chair. In this way, an entire band is soon formed, and is then ready to perform.
A conjurer (along with two duplicates) conjure up (and then cause to vanish) a beautiful woman head-first.
The infamous Dreyfus is finally brought before a court martial.
A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.
An astronomer has a terrifying dream.
A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.
This is a moving picture that moves. Positively the greatest magical picture ever offered. A Hindoo magician appears and dances for the entertainment of six pretty maidens. Then, to the astonishment of all, he runs up the wall, dances and turns handsprings in mid-air, introducing many tricks that are entirely new in animated photography. The most puzzling of all the mystical series. (Star Film Catalog)
Showing the interior view of the hut in which Dreyfus is confined. The scene takes place at night, showing the moon through the window of the cell. Two guards stealthily approach the cot upon which Dreyfus is sleeping. They awake him and read to him the order from the French minister–M. Lebon–to put him into irons, which they proceed at once to accomplish. Dreyfus vigorously protests against this treatment, which protests, however, fall on deaf ears. The chief sergeant and guards before leaving the hut, inspect the four corners of same by means of a lantern.
Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a tray. The man serves his friends. They clink glasses and drink. Then the man asks for a newspaper. He reads a funny story in it and the three friends burst out laughing while the waitress merely smiles.
A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.
Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.
Characters from a large magic book come to life.
An Egyptian prince has lost his beloved wife and he has sought a dervish who dwells at the base of the sphinx.
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
A trio of prankish boarders wreak havoc on their landlady and an intervening policeman.
This shows a prince entering upon the stage of the King's private theatre. He is about to do a few mystifying tricks for the amusement of the court.