Trick Film Movies

The first scene presents before the astonished eyes of the spectators a solid piece of marble, which the minute it is placed on a table seems to take...

Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.

Female magicians turn people into origami roosters and vice versa.

A cheeky female jester uses the smoke of her cigarette to make things appear and disappear. After showing her talents by playing with a chair or a...

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.

The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter, and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled...

A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Segundo de Chomón's remake "Plongeur...

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.

A chef comes into the kitchen and throws a lot of rags on the floor: he then casts a spell over them, and immediately they take the form of human...

A sorcerer draws signs on the sand making charming young women.

A series of trick film hallucinations and scary doubling effects result when Patachon smokes an opium cigarette.

This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some...

Pickpock is behind bars. But more elusive than Arsène Lupin, no chain resists him and he plays with policemen like a cat with mice. After...

A mischievous witch uses her dark magic on an innocent cyclist until he is all confused. He is forced to pedal backwards and at the same time, his...

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 pickpocket manages to escape the police through a series of fantastic tricks. The director is this film is unknown.

A basket of flowers appears and moves by itself to the middle of a decorative arch. From the basket, a woman magician appears. From a cylinder, the...

A love doctor successfully produces men on order for needy women, until his system for delivering them – through the mail as puppets in...

A magician shows tricks with money.