Gaston Velle Movies

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 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.

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...

An Italian movie about Othello.

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

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

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

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....

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

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

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...

Short Pathe Brothers film

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

A couple perform a acrobatic dance.

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...

The first cinematographic adaptation of the infamous Count Cagliostro.

Short film showcasing a circus clown act.

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

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