Gaston Velle Movies

This has more of a clear narrative than most of the films in the set although it’s still quite odd and random compared to today’s films....

A magician performs various tricks.

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

Two housemaids, arguing, start to fight : a houseboy steps in to separate them, and in doing so becomes their target and is literally torn apart....

A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto...

An evil magician visits the rajah's palace to perform his magic tricks, but he also steals a valuable casket making his getaway aboard a dragon. The...

Inside an operating room, a surgeon performs several procedures of "modern" surgery.

A gentleman returns to his home office to find that the porter is smoking his cigars and has the housemaid on his knee.

A scientist concocts a potion that can turn people invisible for short periods of time. Two crooks steal the potion and go on a crime spree.

Pierrot woos Columbine, who abandons Harlequin. An old witch hands Harlequin a magical flute that will make his wishes come true, whenever it is...

This is a mesmerising little short that employs a peculiar bird’s eye view of a mischievous devil who dances around, performing strange tricks...

This is an incomplete fragment of a longer film, so doesn’t make much sense, but it’s very beautiful and colourful with plenty of...

A merchant is giving a demonstration of his lifelike automatons to a bedazzled customer. Could these "larger than life" clockwork figures look too...

An Italian movie about Othello.

Short film showcasing a circus clown act.

A prestidigitator, one of the best, is about to perform a number of illusions and brings to his aid a pack of playing cards. He selects the King of...

Short Pathe Brothers film

After a quarrel Pedro walks out of the cafe leaving his fiancée (Stacia Napierkowska) alone. Heartbroken, she visits the flower garden and...

Little Bob stages his mechanical toys in a series of charming performances.

A group of naughty boys steal a bird's nest and are pursued by game wardens.