Gaston Velle Movies

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

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

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 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...

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

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.

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...

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

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...

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

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 beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

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.

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...

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

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 young woman becomes pregnant and attempts to provide for her child after the father leaves her.

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

A magician performs various tricks.