The Astronomer's Dream 1898
An astronomer has a terrifying dream.
An astronomer has a terrifying dream.
A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.
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.
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 chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
St. Anthony is tempted by visions of women, including one that is transformed from the image of Jesus Christ Himself!
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 film from Méliès has him playing a magician who does a few tricks including making a woman disappear.
An Egyptian prince has lost his beloved wife and he has sought a dervish who dwells at the base of the sphinx.
A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.
A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.
A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.
A decapitated cook wreaks havoc on the restaurant proprietor.
A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.
Characters from a large magic book come to life.
Shows the interior of the cell of the Prison Militaire du Cherche-Midi, Paris, where Colonel Henry is confined. He is seated at a table writing a letter, on completion of which he rises and takes a razor out he had concealed in his porte-manteau, with which he cuts his throat. The suicide is discovered by the sergeant of the guard and officers.
A man attempts to engender a transformation of a giant worm into a butterfly.
A trio of prankish boarders wreak havoc on their landlady and an intervening policeman.
Alone in his room at an inn, a lustful old man is haunted by spirits.