Trick Film Movies
- 1903

The Mystical Flame
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A juggler enters upon the scene, picks up a skull, throws it into the air, catches it in his hands, where it is transformed into a handkerchief. The...
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- 1900

The Magician
The Magician4.71900HD
The scene opens on a theatrical stage. The magician enters from the wings, and making a bow to the audience, removes his coat and hat and they...
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- 1900

How He Missed His Train
How He Missed His Train5.71900HD
A man misses his train due to his clothes turning into other types of clothes.
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- 1900

The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood
The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood5.71900HD
The picture opens with the Sultan lying down to rest on his luxurious cushioned couch. The scene changes to the grounds around the palace.
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- 1900

Hooligan Assists the Magician
Hooligan Assists the Magician4.81900HD
This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some...
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- 1901

The Waif and the Wizard
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The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...
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- 1901

The Magician's Cavern
The Magician's Cavern6.21901HD
A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.
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- 1899

Fantastic Dining Room
Fantastic Dining Room5.61899HD
Showing the interior of a dining room of a modest cottage, whereto enter a young couple to partake in their meal, which is being served up by the...
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- 1912

Ein neuer Erwerbszweig
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A love doctor successfully produces men on order for needy women, until his system for delivering them – through the mail as puppets in...
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- 1918

Birth of Shri Krishna
Birth of Shri Krishna5.71918HD
This film begins with the invocation of 'almighty god' at a river where several people are gathered. The child god Krishna rises out of the water...
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- 1906

The Impossible Convicts
The Impossible Convicts5.61906HD
Four prisoners, in convicts' stripes, march backwards down stairs and, under the watchful eyes of guards, hop backwards into their cells. Later, one...
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- 1903

A Spiritualist Photographer
A Spiritualist Photographer5.81903HD
A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.
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- 1908

Diabolical Pickpocket
Diabolical Pickpocket4.91908HD
A pickpocket manages to escape the police through a series of fantastic tricks. The director in this film is unknown.
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- 1903

The Marvellous Wreath
The Marvellous Wreath4.71903HD
A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.
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- 1900

A Fantastical Meal
A Fantastical Meal6.31900HD
A family sits down to enjoy a meal that ends up being fraught with complications.
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- 1903

The Magic Lantern
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Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends,...
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- 1906

Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving5.61906HD
Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.
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- 1901

Artistic Creation
Artistic Creation6.21901HD
An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...
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- 1901

The Fantastic Plunger
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A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Ferdinand Zecca's own remake of the same...
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- 1900

An Animated Luncheon
An Animated Luncheon5.41900HD
The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter, and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled...
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