A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate palanquin is summoned. Now, what does the illusionist have in mind?
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France 21 July 1905
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Short silent film The Enchanted Sedan Chair [1905] by French film pioneer [& magician] Georges Melies psychedelicized with music by Goldmund ["To"].
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1905:
05 December 1905
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
01 January 1905
The ascent of the Wetterhorn by Frank Ormiston-Smith accompanied by the guide Christian Bergener, Rev.
07 October 1905
A tramp is run over by a car and dismembered. Helpful passers-by reassemble him.
28 October 1905
A variation on the popular Butterfly Dance, released in hand-colored and stenciled versions. The film has the catalogue number 2011 and was likely shot in 1897 but not screened in France until the 10th of December 1899.
11 November 1905
Several chairs rest against a blank wall; three men, then a fourth and soon seven in all, divide into various pairs and wrestle for the camera.
01 January 1905
Unverified phonoscene (chronograph #7 in Gaumont catalogue?) showing a performance of the cake walk.
31 December 1905
1905 short film showing people walking down a Ljutomer street after mass.
01 January 1905
Also showing Cortina mountain and general surroundings.
01 January 1905
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
10 June 1905
A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs of ancient Araby.
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