18 November 1908 Fantasy 5 mins
A woman falls asleep on a park bench. The Devil appears and summons an imp who takes the woman to his fantastic lair. After a nightmarish episode, the woman awakens only to promptly doze off again. Now a fairy appears who shows the woman a beautiful dreamland.
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Segundo de Chomón Director
France 18 November 1908
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