22 January 1908 Fantasy, Comedy 1 mins
A family tries to eat dinner, but the table vanishes and reappears, changes shape and location, all in the usual manner laid down by Melies, but here copied by Segundo de Chomón.
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France 22 January 1908
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13 September 1908
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25 August 1908
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25 April 1908
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01 January 1908
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29 August 1908
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31 January 1908
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07 November 1908
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22 December 1908
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