Georges Méliès Movie Trailers
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The Magic of Catchy Songs Trailer (1908)
22 August 1908
1908 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, which is currently presumed lost.
A Serpentine Dance Trailer (1896)
01 January 1896
A Serpentine dance performance, possibly featuring Loie Fuller (though the record is unclear). Whilee
Incident from Don Quixote Trailer (1908)
04 October 1908
In one of his dreams, Don Quixote is fighting monsters. Having vanquished them, he goes to put on his armor, only to be met with a succession of strange events: first the armor appears occupied by a creature with stretching limbs, then a lovely young woman appears and sprouts butterfly wings.
The Marvellous Wreath Trailer (1903)
18 January 1903
A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.
An Improvised Fireworks Display Trailer (1905)
10 September 1905
On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.
Guerre de Cuba et l'explosion du Maine à La Havane Trailer (1898)
01 April 1898
Reconstruction, with models, of the explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana. Samir Benhalilou contacted Méliès' granddaughter and she confirmed that no copies of this film survive.
The Triple Headed Lady Trailer (1901)
25 January 1901
A conjuror appears to demonstrate a lady with three heads.
The Indian Sorcerer Trailer (1908)
25 June 1908
A sorcerer turns a small egg into a bigger one and keeps repeating this trick until the egg is large enough to do other things including delivering children.
The Helping Hand Trailer (1908)
26 August 1908
An impoverished father, with his young son and daughter, begs for food in a marketplace. When a merchant angrily turns them away, their plight attracts the attention of a woman of charity.
The Tramp and the Mattress Makers Trailer (1906)
09 April 1906
A bum accidentally gets himself sewn up inside a mattress.
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon Trailer (1907)
06 June 1907
In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the workings of an unstable and inscrutable universe.
The Diabolic Tenant Trailer (1909)
08 June 1909
A man rents an apartment and furnishes it in remarkable fashion.
The Artist and the Dummy Trailer (1900)
21 May 1900
A very simple gag film as a young lady substitutes herself for a dummy in order to play a practical joke on an artist.
China Versus Allied Powers Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
A magician presents a circular piece of paper from which he removes the flags of the allies. Then from each flag he produces a soldier from the respective country, and finally he produces a Chinaman.
Ten Ladies in an Umbrella Trailer (1903)
30 August 1903
The scene is similar to that seen at Coney Island, where a number of shows are constantly going on.
The One-Man Band Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair, then rises and sits in the next chair.
The Devil and the Statue Trailer (1901)
01 December 1901
At the beginning of the scene Romeo in his gondola sings to Juliet a sentimental song, then goes away.
An Up-to-Date Conjurer Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
A film from Méliès has him playing a magician who does a few tricks including making a woman disappear.
Conjuring Trailer (1896)
15 June 1896
The film reproduces a magic act Méliès performed at his Paris theater-of-illusions, the Théâtre Robert-Houdin.
Up-to-Date Spiritualism Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
In this subject a "comique eccentric" enters the drawing room inhabited by spirits. He tries to take off his coat and hat, but these garments return to his head and shoulders as soon as he takes them off.
The Flea Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
A woman climbs out of bed and lifts her nightdress to search for a flea. Reconstructed from a late 1k
A Miracle Under the Inquisition Trailer (1904)
22 February 1904
An inquisitor and two of his henchmen burn a woman at the stake. An angel intervenes.
Violons d'Ingres Trailer (1939)
01 January 1939
Shows hobbies of people who do an ordinary job in the day. Made for New York Fair.
The Impossible Dinner Trailer (1904)
17 May 1904
A film, very amusing, showing a countryman with a most tempting dinner before him, which he is unable to touch.
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine" Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.
A Maiden's Paradise Trailer (1901)
20 April 1901
In a wizard's cavern, a series of magic tricks are performed..
Tunneling the English Channel Trailer (1907)
22 April 1907
The plot follows King Edward VII and President Armand Fallières dreaming of building a tunnel under the English Channel.
What Is Home Without the Boarder Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
A trio of prankish boarders wreak havoc on their landlady and an intervening policeman.
Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid Trailer (1903)
14 September 1903
A boy is led into the frame by two nursemaids who give him a big ball to play with. For the remainder of the film heads appear and disappear, stage props blow up and turn into other objects or people, and finally Bob Kick disappears.
Les malheurs d'un photographe Trailer (1908)
22 June 1908
A family goes to a photographer. The photographer pushes the boy around, and no one seems to care. The boy gets his revenge.
Cooks fight Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
Two cooks fight, one pushing the other into a barrel and pouring a saucepan of liquid over his head. 10 second fragment available in flipbook format, otherwise lost.
An Impossible Balancing Feat Trailer (1902)
13 September 1902
A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.
Buncoed Stage Johnnie Trailer (1908)
23 May 1908
This Georges Melies film is one of several to appear in only a fragment form. The film opens up with a title card explaining what happens in the missing parts of the movie.
The Mysterious Retort Trailer (1906)
28 September 1906
A wizard sleeps at a table in his well-appointed sitting room. From a drawer in the table, a snake appears.
The Dwarf and the Giant Trailer (1901)
14 December 1901
A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.
The Imperceptible Transmutations Trailer (1904)
16 February 1904
This shows a prince entering upon the stage of the King's private theatre. He is about to do a few mystifying tricks for the amusement of the court.
The Infernal Cauldron Trailer (1903)
01 August 1903
A green-skinned demon places a woman and two courtiers into a flaming cauldron.
Dreyfus Meets His Wife at Rennes Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
Showing room at the military prison at Rennes in which Dreyfus the accused is confined. He is visited by his counsel, Maître Labori and Demange, with whom he is seen in animated conversation.
The Enchanted Sedan Chair Trailer (1905)
21 July 1905
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.
Comical Conjuring Trailer (1903)
15 October 1903
In a room filled with jugglers' properties of enormous size a prestidigitateur dressed in eccentric costume enters with his assistant.
The Man with the Rubber Head Trailer (1901)
01 December 1901
A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.
The Bewitched Trunk Trailer (1904)
26 January 1904
A medieval magician performs a magic show involving a long ornate trunk in which he makes his assistants appear, disappear, and transform into other people.
The Broken Violin Trailer (1908)
25 April 1908
If a violin was actually broken here we don't get to see it. Sadly this is one of many Georges Melies films that are only available in a fragment.
A Spiritualist Photographer Trailer (1903)
11 May 1903
A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.
The Black Imp Trailer (1905)
27 January 1905
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
The Untamable Whiskers Trailer (1904)
05 February 1904
The background of this picture represents a scene along the beautiful river Seine in Paris. A gentleman enters, and taking a blackboard from the side of the picture, he draws on it a sketch of a novelist.
Robert Macaire and Bertrand Trailer (1906)
27 December 1906
Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of the archetypal villain.
The Animated Costumes Trailer (1904)
18 August 1904
The scene represents the shop that rents garments for masquerades, A young student presents himself for the purpose of selecting a costume for a masked ball.
The Magic of Méliès Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.
Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar" Trailer (1907)
24 August 1907
William Shakespeare, struggling to write the assassination scene for his play Julius Caesar, settles into an armchair and begins to daydream the scene that depicts the assassination of the dictator.
Misfortune Never Comes Alone Trailer (1903)
02 February 1903
The scene takes place in front of a barrack, where a young soldier is on duty --most laughable and cl
The Skipping Cheese Trailer (1907)
27 February 1907
The interior of a trolley car. A menagerie of passengers notices a foul odour, and pinpoint the source of the stench at a cheese saleswoman.
A Wedding by Correspondence Trailer (1904)
21 September 1904
Mr. Peter Jones has vowed to get married. In his efforts to secure a desirable wife he has inserted some advertisements in the newspapers.