Gaston Velle Movies

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

An Italian movie about Othello.

The first cinematographic adaptation of the infamous Count Cagliostro. The alchemist Athlotas foretells that his student, Cagliostro, will meet a...

A woman, who tried to smuggle goods under her clothes, is brought to an excise duty office for further inspection.

Fantastic Flowers is a compilation of short silent films produced between 1906 and 1920, displaying amazing colours that were applied to each frame...

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

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

A scientist concocts a potion that can turn people invisible for short periods of time. Two crooks steal the potion and go on a crime spree.

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...

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

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

A charming example of the Pathe stencil system of colour films, also using superimposition.

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

A couple perform a acrobatic 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...

A magician performs various tricks.

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

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...