Gaston Velle Movies

Under cover of a disguise, Santa approaches Saint-Anthony's hut and, via various tricks, sets out to try his faith. Will good triumph over evil?

Short film showcasing a circus clown act.

A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the...

Little Bob stages his mechanical toys in a series of charming performances.

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...

Short Pathe Brothers film

A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and...

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

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

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

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

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

The first cinematographic adaptation of the infamous Count Cagliostro.

This has more of a clear narrative than most of the films in the set although it’s still quite odd and random compared to today’s films....

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...

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 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 couple performs the Ruffian's Dance.

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

A couple perform a acrobatic dance.