Gaston Velle Movies

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth....

This Gaston Velle movie from 1904 was a fairly venturesome piece of film-making for the era. First, its credits include Jules Verne: his second after...

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...

Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their...

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

An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.

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.

A woman, in her bedroom, is putting her jewelry away. Alarmed by strange noises at her door, she hides behind her bed. A burglar enters the room and...

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

An old astronomer named Nigadimus 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!...

Inside an operating room, a surgeon performs several procedures of "modern" surgery.

A merchant is giving a demonstration of his lifelike automatons to a bedazzled customer. Could these "larger than life" clockwork figures look too...

A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind him...

A fire on a boat requieres the assistance of some sailors

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...

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 couple performs the Ruffian's Dance.

This is in poor condition and the hand colouring is a little rough around the edges compared to the others, but it contains some impressive...