Segundo de Chomón Movies

People magically appear and disappear from an oversized musical cigar dispenser.

Stencil-coloured version of Segundo de Chomón's Les roses magiques (1906).

In a bower of giant tulips a boy and girl practice flower magic. They cause flowers and birds to open and human forms to issue therefrom, and on the...

A sculptor creates several faces in a span of four minutes.

"Tigre Reale" (1916) was the film that consolidated Frau Menichelli's stardom, a film more than suitable for her performing skills and silent...

Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walking on the ocean floor. After encountering numerous...

In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder). They begin a...

A short film documenting the wedding ceremony of Princess Ena to King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Showing the royal carriage, the royal procession through...

De Chomon short from 1912

A woman enters a room with a man. She creates a duplicate of him and changes his personality by throwing his clothes from one man to the next.

This adaptation of Charles Perrault's classic novel briefly presents the story of a poor family who doesn't find means to sustain their home and end...

"Le Pied de Mouton" is an adaptation of an old French stage play titled "The Talisman" written by Alphonse Martainville and César...

This early silent era film was released in France circa 1908 by Segundo de Chomón. It is partially hand coloured and shows several Japanese...

A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate...

Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.

Directed by Febo Mari.

A magician is surprised when he attempts to transform a beetle.

This French film isn't that well known today but it will mainly appeal to those film buffs with a thing for early cinema or those wanting to see some...

A bourgeois gentleman gets excited reading about cops and robbers on the newspaper. His wife, bored by his comments, falls asleep and right after,...

Two rag-pickers enter their hovel with their bags of scraps. After a little preliminary comedy they set up a white sheet. One of the rag-pickers now...