Gaston Velle Movies

An evil magician visits the rajah's palace to perform his magic tricks, but he also steals a valuable casket making his getaway aboard a dragon. The...

An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A...

A magician shows tricks with money.

Short film showcasing a circus clown act.

A couple performs the Ruffian's Dance.

A fairly venturesome piece of filmmaking for the era: Based on the Jules Verne story, the film utilizes a dozen cuts, irised lenses, panning shots...

Two housemaids, arguing, start to fight : a houseboy steps in to separate them, and in doing so becomes their target and is literally torn apart....

A prestidigitator, one of the best, is about to perform a number of illusions and brings to his aid a pack of playing cards. He selects the King of...

This exquisitely coloured film features a series of models rotating slowly in front of the camera, allowing close-up views of their various...

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

"Danced at the Casino de Paris by the Elks and their Indian troop."

The stages that a caterpillar goes through, from larvae to chrysalis, to become a butterfly.

We see busy bees flying around the hive. Suddenly a dancer appears on the scene, and we enjoy a dance, executed by six dancers. The Queen gets tired,...

The town-crier summons the inhabitants of the town and they read a manifesto which is posted on a wall announcing the fact that at 4 o'clock on that...

A group of naughty boys steal a bird's nest and are pursued by game wardens.

A magician enters a café and sets about introducing his act, but a waiter interferes and throws him out the door. Disgruntled, the magician...

A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto...

A couple steals food from a grocery store. To stop them from repeating their crime, the cunning salesman electrifies his shop.

A devil puts a woman into a boiling cauldron in a fiery cave.