Gaston Velle Movies

  • 1905
    Dream of the Moon

    Dream of the Moon

    Dream of the Moon

    6.11905HD

    A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth....

    Dream of the Moon
  • 2025
    Fantastic Flowers

    Fantastic Flowers

    Fantastic Flowers

    02025HD

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

    Fantastic Flowers
  • 1903
    Les poupées

    Les poupées

    Les poupées

    01903HD

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

    Les poupées
  • 1903
    Le prestidigitateur au café

    Le prestidigitateur au café

    Le prestidigitateur au café

    01903HD

    A magician enters a café and sets about introducing his act, but a waiter interferes and throws him out the door. Disgruntled, the magician...

    Le prestidigitateur au café
  • 1903
    Substitutions

    Substitutions

    Substitutions

    3.81903HD

    A magician performs various tricks.

    Substitutions
  • 1906
    Bob's Theater

    Bob's Theater

    Bob's Theater

    61906HD

    Little Bob stages his mechanical toys in a series of charming performances.

    Bob's Theater
  • 1903
    The Haunted Castle

    The Haunted Castle

    The Haunted Castle

    51903HD

    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...

    The Haunted Castle
  • 1903
    Pierrot et la flûte enchantée

    Pierrot et la flûte enchantée

    Pierrot et la flûte enchantée

    01903HD

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

    Pierrot et la flûte enchantée
  • 1903
    Arlequin et Méphistophélès

    Arlequin et Méphistophélès

    Arlequin et Méphistophélès

    01903HD

    Harlequin is walking in a garden with Columbine. As he moves away to the distance and leaves her on her own, Mephisto appears, from inside a well,...

    Arlequin et Méphistophélès
  • 1903
    Le gendarme et les domestiques

    Le gendarme et les domestiques

    Le gendarme et les domestiques

    01903HD

    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....

    Le gendarme et les domestiques
  • 1906
    Living Flowers

    Living Flowers

    Living Flowers

    4.81906HD

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

    Living Flowers
  • 1903
    Chirurgie mécanique

    Chirurgie mécanique

    Chirurgie mécanique

    01903HD

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

    Chirurgie mécanique
  • 1907
    The Clock-Maker's Secret

    The Clock-Maker's Secret

    The Clock-Maker's Secret

    5.11907HD

    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...

    The Clock-Maker's Secret
  • 1906
    A Voyage Around a Star

    A Voyage Around a Star

    A Voyage Around a Star

    5.91906HD

    An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A...

    A Voyage Around a Star
  • 1903
    Tentation de Saint-Antoine

    Tentation de Saint-Antoine

    Tentation de Saint-Antoine

    01903HD

    Under cover of a disguise, Santa approaches Saint-Anthony's hut and, via various tricks, sets out to try his faith. Will good triumph over evil?

    Tentation de Saint-Antoine
  • 1904
    Drama in the Air

    Drama in the Air

    Drama in the Air

    5.51904HD

    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...

    Drama in the Air
  • 1903
    Le repas fantastique

    Le repas fantastique

    Le repas fantastique

    61903HD

    A gentleman having lunch at a hostelry experiences all kinds of mishaps.

    Le repas fantastique
  • 1903
    Une scène à l'octroi

    Une scène à l'octroi

    Une scène à l'octroi

    01903HD

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

    Une scène à l'octroi
  • 1904
    Barnum's Trunk

    Barnum's Trunk

    Barnum's Trunk

    5.31904HD

    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.

    Barnum's Trunk
  • 1906
    Tit-for-Tat

    Tit-for-Tat

    Tit-for-Tat

    6.11906HD

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

    Tit-for-Tat