Gaston Velle Movies

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

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.

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....

The first cinematographic adaptation of the infamous Count Cagliostro.

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...

A magician performs various tricks.

This is a mesmerising little short that employs a peculiar bird’s eye view of a mischievous devil who dances around, performing strange tricks...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Pierrot woos Columbine, who abandons Harlequin. An old witch hands Harlequin a magical flute that will make his wishes come true, whenever it is...

A couple perform a acrobatic dance.

A couple performs the Ruffian's Dance.

This is an incomplete fragment of a longer film, so doesn’t make much sense, but it’s very beautiful and colourful with plenty of...

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...

A young woman becomes pregnant and attempts to provide for her child after the father leaves her.

A gentleman returns to his home office to find that the porter is smoking his cigars and has the housemaid on his knee.