Société L. Gaumont et compagnie Movie Trailers
Most Popular Société L. Gaumont et compagnie Trailers
Total trailers found: 41
Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu Trailer (1905)
01 January 1905
Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy.
At the Club Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
Some men get into hijinks at a sidewalk cafe. There is no known credited director for this film, although the attribution usually goes for Alice Guy.
Faust Trailer (1905)
01 January 1905
Alice Guy directed a now lost phonoscene (film that relied on a chronophone sound recording that the actors in the film lip-synced with) version of Faust in 22 scenes(or short films) totaling 1245 meter of film.
Les démolisseurs Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
Silent film directed by Georges Demenÿ for Gaumont. An actual remake of the Lumiére brothers' "Démolition d'un mur" (1896).
Les Concierges Trailer (1896)
31 March 1896
In commercial sales catalogs from the Société L. Gaumont et Cie, this film (cataloged under "Vues animées") is credited to the system of Georges Demenÿ.
Esmeralda Trailer (1905)
01 December 1905
It was the first film version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Faust and Mephistopheles Trailer (1903)
05 June 1903
A re-telling of the classic tale of Faust in all of two minutes by French filmmaker Alice Guy.
Disappearing Act Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air. There is no credited director for this film, although three different persons get attributed, Gaston Breteau, Alice Guy or Georges Hatot.
The Sock Trailer (1905)
15 December 1905
A man dancing at a party finds one of his socks has fallen down. Retreating where no one can see him, he removes the offending item.
The Burglars Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
Cops chase a pair of burglars on the rooftops of the city. Gaston Breteau filmed the original film in early 1898 for Lumiére, and also the remake in late 1898 for Gaumont.
Serpentine Dance Trailer (1900)
24 July 1900
1900 Gaumont version of the ubiquitous Serpentine dance, this one hand tinted. Filmmaker anonymous.)
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy Trailer (1896)
31 March 1896
A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages.
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
The fairy at a cabbage patch hovers over the babies. This is a remake of Guy's 1896 film on the same subject, this time shot in 35 mm.
Token of Love Trailer (1904)
29 October 1904
Several dogs copiously "water" a rose on a lawn. A young lover arrives, delicately picks the flower and offers it to his beloved.
Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
A machine churns out sausages on one side and spits out hats on the other. The director of this film is not credited in any contemporary catalogues or trade publications, or attributed to anyone by scholars or primary sources, however Alice Guy-Blaché is the most probable candidate.
Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak Trailer (1898)
11 January 1898
Soldiers ambush a house. This is the Alice Guy version, not to be confused with the less accessible Lumiere of the same title from the same year.
The Turn-of-the-Century Blind Man Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
A blind man begging for change tries to outsmart a cop. There is no known director for this film, although it is included in the filmography of Alice Guy-Blaché.
Pierrette's Escapades Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
"Les Fredaines de Pierrette" is the collective name of four short films of 20 meters each ("Arrivée de Pierrette et de Pierrot", "Arrivée d'Arlequin", "Suite de la danse", and "Départ d'Arlequin et de Pierrette"), attributed to Alice Guy (although not confirmed in any primary source), in which Columbine resists Pierrette's courting in favor of Harlequin.
The Magician's Alms Trailer (1905)
01 October 1905
A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.
Wonderful Absinthe Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
Gentlemen get into a misunderstanding over absinthe. There is no known credited director for this film, although the attribution usually goes for Alice Guy.
The Statue Trailer (1905)
21 August 1905
A living statue causes trouble for unsuspecting bystanders.
The Bricklayers Trailer (1905)
13 August 1905
Starring 'Les Omers' as a bunch of bricklayers causing trouble for the local cops.
Madame's Cravings Trailer (1906)
02 August 1906
A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.
The Fairy of Spring Trailer (1905)
26 October 1905
This 1905 Gaumont produced film attributed to Alice Guy is lost. It has no surviving plot, summary or synopsis.
The Fisherman at the Stream Trailer (1897)
11 January 1897
A boy is fishing in a stream when some others see an opportunity for mischief.
Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance Trailer (1900)
10 January 1900
A dancer personifying Winter, dances in the snow. "L'Hiver: Danse de la neige" is the fourth and last film of the series DANSE DES SAISONS.
Midwife to the Upper Class Trailer (1902)
09 September 1902
A wonderful midwife helps a rich couple pick out a baby from her cabbage patch.
At the Photographer's Trailer (1900)
08 January 1900
A client has trouble listening to the photographer's instructions.
At the Hypnotist's Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
A hypnotist tricks his patients. There is no credited director for this film, although three different persons get attributed, Gaston Breteau, Alice Guy or Georges Hatot.
Bonsoir tableau fleuri Trailer (1910)
01 January 1910
Short silent film where the word flower appears when two women trow flower petals on a tableau.
Clown, Dog and Balloon Trailer (1905)
01 August 1905
Cute one-trick doggie show. The backdrop is beautifully detailed, yet the illusion of depth is humorously broken by the balloon bouncing off the set.
Photographic Expressions Trailer (1905)
15 May 1905
The main phases in the lives of a young couple, from when they meet and fall in love, until they have seven children, intimately linked to photographic art.
How Monsieur Takes His Bath Trailer (1903)
03 April 1903
A hapless man tries to get undressed only to find himself magically layered in even more clothes. There is no credited director for this film.
Leaving the Bath Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
A silent film, likely about someone leaving a bath. Erotic film from Gaumont.
The First Cigarette Trailer (1904)
19 July 1904
Despite his younger sister's remonstrances, a precocious schoolboy wants to smoke a cigarette he stole from his father.
Les Métamorphoses de Satan Trailer (1898)
22 September 1898
Two bearded sages engage ina dispute before a large cauldron, from which they summon up Mephistopheles.
An Untimely Intrusion Trailer (1902)
28 December 1902
A fighting couple gets interrupted by the landlady.
Rouget de Lisle chantant La Marseillaise Trailer (1898)
22 September 1898
A scene showing the singing of "La Marseillaise".
Anna, what are you waiting for? Trailer (1906)
03 November 1906
Modern Americans think that the movies learned to talk in 1927 when Al Jolson opened his mouth in THE JAZZ SINGER, but sound pictures had a much longer history.
