Georges Melies: First Wizard of Cinema Film List
by Tornado_Sam | created - 23 Aug 2017 | updated - 23 Aug 2017 | PublicThis is a list of the films included on Flicker Alley's "Georges Melies: First Wizard of Cinema" set (also includes the documentary at the beginning of Disc 1).
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1. Le grand Méliès (1952)
Not Rated | 31 min | Short, Biography, Drama
A biography of the pioneer film director Georges Méliès, featuring his son André playing Georges, and with shots of his second wife, aged 90.
Director: Georges Franju | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, André Méliès, Marie-Georges Méliès, François Lallement
Votes: 360
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Documentary.
2. Card Party (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Biography
In what is considered to be the first remake in the history of cinema, the grand French director, Georges Méliès, directs his very first short film, influenced by the Lumière Brothers' original story in "Partie d'écarté (1896)".
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Octavie Huvier, Gaston Méliès, Georges Méliès, Georgette Méliès
Votes: 1,133
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Actuality.
3. Une nuit terrible (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
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.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,527
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Comedy
4. The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin (1896)
1 min | Short, Horror
As an elegant maestro of mirage and delusion drapes his beautiful female assistant with a gauzy textile, much to our amazement, the lady vanishes into thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,057
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
5. A Nightmare (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Horror
In this fantastic scene, a man who is eager to retire has a difficult time finding peace, as his nocturnal illusions come to life out of thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,992
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
6. The Devil's Castle (1897)
3 min | Short, Horror
A man dressed in red is ushered into an antechamber in a Castle and offered a seat. When he tried to sit down the chair moves to the other side of the room causing the man to fall on the ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,431
Included on Disc 1 (Color). Genre: Trick Film.
7. The Surrender of Tournavos (1897)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, War
In one of his numerous reconstructed newsreels, the indefatigable French director, Georges Méliès, reenacts a fictional scene taking place in a fort at Tyrnavos during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 573
Included on Disc 1.Genre: Drama.
8. Entre Calais et Douvres (1897)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Using the same rocking effect previously employed in "Combat naval en Grèce (1897)", the director Georges Méliès recreates the illusion of a small ship in a tempest.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Joseph Grapinet, Georges Méliès, Georgette Méliès
Votes: 609
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Comedy.
9. The Bewitched Inn (1897)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
At a solitary cheap inn, a distant traveller overcome with fatigue has a close encounter with the supernatural.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,219
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
10. After the Ball, the Bath (1897)
1 min | Short
The first film to ever show a nudity scene on screen is a simple presentation of a servant preparing a bath for another woman.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jeanne Brady, Jehanne d'Alcy
Votes: 1,489
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Erotic Film.
11. Divers at Work on the Wreck of the 'Maine' (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Drama, News
The battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbor during the Spanish-American War.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 678
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Actuality.
12. Panorama from Top of a Moving Train (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
With the cameraman atop a moving train car the viewer is given a one minute glimpse of a French urban area.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 622
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Documentary.
13. The Magician (1898)
1 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
In a traditional "magician" attire, the wizard of illusion and jump cuts, Georges Méliès, says the magic words and conjures up wonders from a plain wooden box.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 987
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
14. The Famous Box Trick (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Fantasy
From the depths of a plain wooden box, a skilful conjurer materializes a lively boy in a clown suit. Next, he takes a heavy battle-axe. What are his intentions?
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 660
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
15. Adventures of William Tell (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Atop a wonderful central pedestal, a happy clown puts the finishing touches on a William Tell's incomplete model, assembling the mannequin limb by limb with the intention of shooting a target off of its head with a potent crossbow.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 604
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
16. The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 4,732
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
17. Four Heads Are Better Than One (1898)
TV-PG | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Much to our amazement, an elegant and masterful illusionist detaches his own head effortlessly from his shoulders for a once-in-a-lifetime performance.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 4,020
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
18. The Temptation of St. Anthony (1898)
1 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
The pious St. Anthony is tormented by visions of seductive women.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 997
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
19. A Turn of the Century Illusionist (1899)
1 min | Short, Fantasy
A magician and his assistant perform numerous magic acts.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,095
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
20. The Sign of the Cross (1899)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Satan appears in a convent and takes the guise of a priest. Before long he is causing all manner of perturbation and despair.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,351
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
21. Haggard's She: The Pillar of Fire (1899)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
A devil conjures up a dancing woman from a mystical flame.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 969
Included on Disc 1 (Color). Genre: Trick Film/Dance.
22. L'affaire Dreyfus (1899)
13 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Dramatized re-enactments of the events of the Dreyfus-affair from 1894 to 1899.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 707
Included on Disc 1 (series of nine short films). Genre: Drama.
23. Cinderella (1899)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Drama, Family
A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out?
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Mlle Barral, Bleuette Bernon, Carmelli, Jehanne d'Alcy
Votes: 1,808
Included on Disc 1 (Small Portion Colored). Genre: Drama.
24. Le chevalier mystère (1899)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
The conjurer appears at a blackboard and shows the head of a knight on it. He seizes the picture of the head, removes it from the blackboard, and it turns into life and bows and smiles ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 579
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
25. Addition and Subtraction (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
A man attempts to sit on a stool, only to find a woman has magically appear to steal his place. This happens again and again. Soon, more amazing transformations occur.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Jeanne Mareyla
Votes: 432
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
26. The Cook's Revenge (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
To escape the manager's wrath, a naughty cook who caused a small disaster with his amorous advances to a delicious waitress, hides in a wooden cupboard and suffers an immediate and unforeseen punishment. But, is this truly the end?
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 450
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
27. Les infortunes d'un explorateur (1900)
1 min | Short
A movie fragment depicting an archaeological explorer entering a standing sarcophagus.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 283
Included on Disc 1 (Fragment). Genre: Trick Film.
28. The One-Man Band (1900)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A band-leader assembles an orchestra by mystifying means.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,504
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
29. Joan of Arc (1900)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Drama, History
A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Bleuette Bernon, Jeanne Calvière, Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,441
Included on Disc 1 (Color, with narration). Genre: Drama.
30. Oh! What a Night; or, The Sultan's Dream (1900)
3 min | Short, Fantasy
The picture opens with the Sultan lying down to rest on his luxurious cushioned couch. The scene changes to the grounds around the palace. An odd-looking tree appears in the foreground and ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 414
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
31. The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy (1900)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short
A prince visits a wizard, and asks him to conjure up a fiancee to be his wife. But the wizard plays several tricks on the prince, who is infuriated, when the wizard's magic then turns him ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 366
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
32. The Magic Book (1900)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Comedy
When this picture opens, you see a large book mounted on an easel. An old student is seen poring over old manuscripts when he advances toward the book, and by the aid of some mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 528
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
33. Up-to-Date Spiritualism (1900)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Falling into the same perplexing predicament that doomed the hapless travellers in Going to Bed with Difficulties (1900), and The Bewitched Inn (1897), an unsuspecting man is harassed by an annoying poltergeist. Can he outsmart it?
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 394
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
34. The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
A man comes onto the stage through the fireplace, divides himself, and sits on stools on either side of a table. He places a woman's head on the table and a hat on her head. She speaks to ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 537
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
35. The Christmas Dream (1901)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy
The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by their governess, are about to retire. ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 511
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Fantasy.
36. The Fat and the Lean Wrestling Match (1901)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy
Right in front of our very eyes, two attractive and feminine women metamorphose into two professional wrestlers who begin a no-holds-barred wrestling match.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,166
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
37. A Fantastical Meal (1900)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A man and two women sit down to eat dinner, but several unexpected surprises prevent them from their repast: the legs of the table grow, the table disappears into the floor, and a ghostly spirit appears and takes possession of the man.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 420
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film
38. Going to Bed with Difficulties (1900)
Not Rated | 2 min | Comedy, Short, Fantasy
As if by magic, a weary traveller trying to undress, is foiled by his mutinous clothes as they teleport and multiply before his eyes, refusing to stay on the clothing rack.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 841
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
39. The Dainaid's Barrel (1900)
1 min | Short, Fantasy
Dainaid demonstrates that he can fit 8 women into a magic barrel.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 325
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
40. The Doctor and the Monkey (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
A doctor's monkey escapes from its cage, and causes mayhem about the office.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 382
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Comedy.
41. How He Missed His Train (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Fantasy
A man wishing to catch a train, and having left himself none too much time to do so, rises from his couch and proceeds to don his garments. These, however, change in a most fearful manner, ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 389
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
42. Troubles in a Tenement House (1901)
2 min | Short
This picture shows the ground floor and also the first floor front of a modern lodging house. In the lower room the landlord and his lady are having dinner, while above them four young men ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 315
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Comedy.
43. The Brahmin and the Butterfly (1901)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
A Brahmin comes upon a giant caterpillar, which turns into a cross between a butterfly and a girl: the Brahmin finally turns into a caterpillar.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 520
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
44. The Clown with the Portable Body (1901)
2 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
The funniest of all mystical pictures yet produced. Several body parts of a dancing clown float away from his body and come back again.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: André Deed
Votes: 517
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
45. The House of Mystery (1901)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
In a mysterious cavern, a magician performs a magic show that includes a dancing skeleton and a woman who is levitated.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 365
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
46. The Bachelor's Paradise (1901)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short
A bachelor meets with a magician to conjure the perfect mate.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 329
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
47. The Magician and the Human Pump (1901)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
In this trickery extravaganza, Excelsior, the wizard of illusion, pulls out a handkerchief from his pocket, and after that, everything is possible in his rare and spectacular show.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 725
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
48. Bluebeard (1901)
TV-MA | 12 min | Short, Horror
A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Jehanne d'Alcy, Bleuette Bernon, Thomas White
Votes: 1,884
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Drama.
49. Hat of Many Surprises (1901)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
The picture opens showing a gentleman in full evening dress costume. Removing his opera hat and cloak, he leaves the hat on the table and by a few passes causes it to assume immense ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 349
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
50. L'homme à la tête en caoutchouc (1901)
TV-14 | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 3,180
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
51. The Gigantic Devil (1901)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
A magnificent Venetian oratory. On the left a large bay window through which may be seen the Grand Canal of the city of Venice. In the centre a colonnade and a hemicycle; to the right is a ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 728
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
52. The Dwarf and the Giant (1901)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Fantasy
Georges Méliès plays the main character, as he splits into two versions of himself, and changes size.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 390
Included on Disc 1. Genre: Trick Film.
53. La douche du colonel (1902)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Two painters are working just above a group of soldiers, just as the commanding officer enters. One little slip with a paint bucket, and hilarity ensues.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 398
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Comedy.
54. The Dancing Midget (1902)
3 min | Short
This is an absolutely new and extraordinary subject. A juggler takes in succession about a dozen eggs out of his servant's mouth. He breaks all the eggs into a hat, and after having beaten ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 312
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
55. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet
Votes: 55,844
Included on Disc 2 (with optional narration). Genre: Science-Fiction.
56. The Magician and the Imp (1902)
1 min | Short, Fantasy
The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the cloth is suddenly transformed into a ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 287
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
57. The Devil's Money Bags (1902)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
The setting of this fantastic scene represents the hall of an old chateau in which a miser has locked up seven large bags containing his wealth. Satan, who has made his way into the chateau... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 499
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
58. The Human Fly (1902)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
An energetic Russian Cossack dancer who knows how to impress his audience with his extraordinary set of moves has a trick up his sleeve designed to capture applause.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 526
Included on Disc 2 (Color). Genre: Trick Film.
59. An Impossible Balancing Feat (1902)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
An ancient tower, in which is seated the magician, occupies the centre of the stage. On either side of the tower is a statue. The magician waves his hands and the tower and both statues ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 497
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
60. Gulliver's Travels (1902)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput, the inhabitants of which are no more than six inches tall. He later travels to Brobdingnag, a country populated by giants.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 966
Included on Disc 2 (Color). Genre: Fantasy.
61. The Coronation of King Edward VII (1902)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, History
A re-enactment using actors of the recent coronation of Britain's King Edward VII.
Directors: Georges Méliès, Charles Urban | Star: Paul Méliès
Votes: 427
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Drama/Reenactment.
62. La guirlande merveilleuse (1903)
4 min | Short, Fantasy
A musketeer bows to the audience and proceeds to hang his hat, coat and vest on the wall in a most amazing manner. Being in need of two pages, he brings them out of his coat, and with rope ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 249
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
63. Misfortune Never Comes Alone (1903)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Comedy
The scene takes place in front of a barrack, where a young soldier is on duty --most laughable and comical.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 288
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Comedy.
64. The Cake-Walk Infernal (1903)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Deep into a vast cavern of the pitch-black inferno, a couple of professional dancers demonstrate the cakewalk that is currently so much in vogue, and now, everyone in the once-gloomy underworld is doing the crazy dance. Who is the best?
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,203
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Dance.
65. The Enchanted Box (1903)
1 min | Short, Fantasy
As scene as pleasing as incomprehensible. A juggler summons two chairs, which come to the stage jumping and twirling around. Across the back of these chairs the operator places a sheet of ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 257
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
66. The Enchanted Well (1903)
Not Rated | 4 min | Fantasy, Drama, Short
Denied a handout, a witch exacts vengeance by cursing the village well.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 483
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
67. The Inn Where No Man Rests (1903)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A traveler 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 happen in his room, and before long he has ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 385
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
68. The Drawing Lesson (1903)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
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. Finding the fountain to his liking he goes ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Jehanne d'Alcy
Votes: 286
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
69. Revenge Is Sweet (1903)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy
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 and to be condemned to death for his ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 228
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
70. The Oracle of Delphi (1903)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
A thief attempts to steal treasure from the tomb of Delphi when a spirit appears. He brings two statues come to life, who in turn transform to thief's head into that of a donkey.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 315
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Drama.
71. The Spiritualist Photographer (1903)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jules-Eugène Legris, Georges Méliès
Votes: 423
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
72. The Music Lover (1903)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Music
The leader of a marching band demonstrates an unusual way of writing music.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,939
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
73. The Monster (1903)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Against a moonlit Egyptian backdrop duly encompassing the Sphinx, a narrator explains how a prince hires a mystic to bring back his beloved late wife.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,339
Included on Disc 2 (with narration). Genre: Trick Film.
74. The Kingdom of the Fairies (1903)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
In this spectacular free adaptation of the popular theatre play "La Biche au Bois", the valiant Prince Bel-Azor pursues a baleful old witch to her impregnable castle, to save the beautiful young Princess Azurine.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Marguerite Thévenard, Bleuette Bernon, André Deed
Votes: 1,824
Included on Disc 2 (Color, with optional narration). Genre: Fantasy.
75. The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
2 min | Short, Horror
Two demons throw helpless captives into a boiling cauldron, and then try to summon forth their spirits.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,318
Included on Disc 2 (Color). Genre: Trick Film.
76. The Apparition (1903)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Alone in his room at an inn, a lustful old man is haunted by spirits.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 407
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
77. Jupiter's Thunderballs (1903)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy
Brief "trick film" in which Zeus and two other gods romp with dancing girls on Olympian clouds.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 450
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
78. Ten Ladies in One Umbrella (1903)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
The scene is similar to that seen at Coney Island, where a number of shows are constantly going on. A Juggler enters, dressed in promenade costume, with an overcoat hanging over his arm, a ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 369
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
79. Jack Jaggs and Dum Dum (1903)
3 min | Short, Comedy
A magician is performing a magic act but is constantly visited by his rival, who tries to steal his show.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jules-Eugène Legris, Georges Méliès
Votes: 204
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
80. Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid (1903)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy
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, stage props blow up and turn into other objects or people, and finally Bob Kick disappears.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 255
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
81. Extraordinary Illusions (1903)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy
Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 416
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film
82. Alcofribas, the Master Magician (1903)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short
A prince is in need of a fiancee, so he visits a well-known sorcerer and asks for help. However, the prince does not exactly get what he bargained for.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 235
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
83. Jack and Jim (1903)
3 min | Short, Fantasy
In a room filled with jugglers' properties of enormous size a prestidigitateur dressed in eccentric costume enters with his assistant. The servant, believing that he would be comfortable in... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jules-Eugène Legris, Georges Méliès
Votes: 208
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick film.
84. The Magic Lantern (1903)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
In this brief "trick film" two clowns assemble an enormous magic lantern which first projects moving images, then emits dancing girls.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Zizi Papillon
Votes: 811
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Dance.
85. The Ballet Master's Dream (1903)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
A ballet master dreams of ballerinas.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Zizi Papillon
Votes: 263
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Dance/Comedy.
86. The Damnation of Faust (1903)
6 min | Short, Fantasy
Scenes. 1. The Route to the Depths of Perdition (a Dazzingly Sensational New Effect.) 2. The Fantastical Ride. 3. The Gloomy Pass. 4. The Stream. 5. The Entrance to the Lower Regions. 6. ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 465
Included on Disc 2 (with narration). Genre: Drama/Dance.
87. Decapitation in Turkey (1904)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
In a public place in Constantinople at the corner of a bazaar, the executioner is seated upon a stone and is resting from his daily labors while eating a crust of bread. Suddenly there come... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 510
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
88. A Moonlight Serenade; or, The Miser Punished (1904)
3 min | Short
Pierrot comes to a miser's house to serenade his lover but he kicks him out. The lady on the moon offers him her hand. He serenades her till the greedy miser comes out and attempts to ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: André Deed, Georges Méliès
Votes: 274
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Drama.
89. Tit for Tat (1904)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short
Melies the magician puts on a magic show by provoking his head with a cloud of smoke. Later the head gets his revenge on the magician.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 248
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
90. Le coffre enchanté (1904)
3 min | Short, Fantasy
A medieval magician performs a magic show involving a long ornate trunk in which he makes his assistants appear, disappear, and transform into other people.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 219
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
91. The Untamable Whiskers (1904)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
Through a rapid succession of drawings, ingenious disguises and soft dissolves, the director portrays a quick-sketch artist who transforms to various characters according to the static outlines on his chalkboard.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,174
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
92. The Clock Maker's Dream (1904)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
A weary clock-maker dozes off in a chair. While he is asleep, three women suddenly appear in the midst of his shop. They proceed to show the sleeping clock-maker some new kinds of clocks that they know how to make.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 265
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Fantasy/Trick Film.
93. The Imperceptible Transmutations (1904)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
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. Taking a large sheet of cardboard, he ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 315
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
94. A Miracle Under the Inquisition (1904)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short
An executioner attempts to burn a woman at the stake but his victim comes back as an angel and gives him what he deserves.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Mlle. Bodson, Georges Méliès
Votes: 289
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Drama.
95. Faust and Marguerite (1904)
4 min | Short, Fantasy
Old and burdened Faust sells his soul to the Devil for the exchange of youth and pleasures. He seduces Marguerite and is finally condemned to hell.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jeanne Calvière, Georges Méliès
Votes: 272
Included on Disc 2 (Fragment, with narration). Genre: Drama.
96. Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjuror (1904)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
As we are treated with a rare appearance from a true master of the miraculous Asian thaumaturgy, a fine display of multiplication commences, and a serene young geisha completes the enchantment. What does the Chinese conjurer have in mind?
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 850
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
97. The Wonderful Living Fan (1904)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
The king of France receives a marvelous fan. The fan opens to reveal plain lace. This lace becomes pictures of women which then come to life an move in unison as their clothing changes.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 669
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
98. The Cook in Trouble (1904)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A cook has his hands full with three mischievous devils, who pop in and out of his kitchen.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 879
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film/Comedy.
99. The Devilish Plank (1904)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short
A magic trick is performed with a long plank with two pots built into it, both with holes in the bottom. Pretty girls are part of the magic.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 244
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
100. The Mermaid (1904)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy
A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,276
Included on Disc 2. Genre: Trick Film.
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