Segundo de Chomón Filmes

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.

A remarkable early short silent movie that shows what may be achieved with the technology of the day. A woman sits in front of her dressing table...

Pickpock is behind bars. But more elusive than Arsène Lupin, no chain resists him and he plays with policemen like a cat with mice. After...

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

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

A sorcerer draws signs on the sand making charming young women.

In an empty mansion's corridor, flames appear and form into a Mephistophelean magician who conjures a couple of women and then a fireworks display.

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

A man trapped in purgatory must come face to face with his own demons.

The daring Countess Blanche Alberti spends the film in hot pursuit of a spy posing as a count who stole her father’s secret documents-- after...

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

The King and his official astronomer are alone in the study viewing the heavenly bodies through the monstrous telescope. They go out on the balcony...

The town-crier summons the inhabitants of the town and they read a manifesto which is posted on a wall announcing the fact that at 4 o'clock on that...

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

In a chase which literally encompasses the entire globe, a detective follows the path of an apparent embezzler through various foreign nations,...

A young woman passing through a cemetery at night is suddenly startled by a voice coming from one of the graves. She wishes to rush away, but the...

A magical woman and her magical eggs.

The heir of a rich family puts up a notice, where he says he is looking for a wife. As a result, he will soon find himself fleeing from a dozen women.