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?
Watch the official The Enchanted Sedan Chair 1905 trailer in HD below.
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:
07 October 1905
A tramp is run over by a car and dismembered. Helpful passers-by reassemble him.
01 August 1905
The second Empire State Express, behind a 4-4-2 Atlantic locomotive, demonstrates how to take water on the fly by scooping it out of a pan set between the railroad tracks.
28 December 1905
The first Chinese film ever made, a sung representation of Battle of Mount Dingjun.
01 September 1905
An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.
31 December 1905
1905 short film showing people walking down a Ljutomer street after mass.
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.
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
Felix Mayol performs a song, in colour.
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