Gaston Velle Movies

An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth....

The stages that a caterpillar goes through, from larvae to chrysalis, to become a butterfly.

Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their...

An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A...

A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the...

This Gaston Velle movie from 1904 was a fairly venturesome piece of film-making for the era. First, its credits include Jules Verne: his second after...

A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and...

The town-crier summons the inhabitants of the town and they read a manifesto which is posted on a wall announcing the fact that at 4 o'clock on that...

A woman, who tried to smuggle goods under her clothes, is brought to an excise duty office for further inspection.

A woman, in her bedroom, is putting her jewelry away. Alarmed by strange noises at her door, she hides behind her bed. A burglar enters the room and...

A couple performs the Ruffian's Dance.

This is in poor condition and the hand colouring is a little rough around the edges compared to the others, but it contains some impressive...

A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind him...

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.

A gentleman having lunch at a hostelry experiences all kinds of mishaps.

A devil puts a woman into a boiling cauldron in a fiery cave.

Under cover of a disguise, Santa approaches Saint-Anthony's hut and, via various tricks, sets out to try his faith. Will good triumph over evil?

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.