Gaston Méliès Movies

  • 1910
    Salt on the Bird's Tail

    Salt on the Bird's Tail

    Salt on the Bird's Tail

    01910HD

    The saying, "If you want to catch a bird put salt on its tail," is a pleasantry of such long standing it is familiar to every man, woman and child in...

    Salt on the Bird's Tail
  • 1907
    The Gipsy's Warning

    The Gipsy's Warning

    The Gipsy's Warning

    4.71907HD

    The story centers on a gregarious but rather undependable man whose attentions to a young gypsy woman lead to complications for them both.

    The Gipsy's Warning
  • 1910
    A Western Welcome

    A Western Welcome

    A Western Welcome

    01910HD

    A short silent film produced by Gaston Mèliès in San Antonio.

    A Western Welcome
  • 1910
    In the Mission Shadows

    In the Mission Shadows

    In the Mission Shadows

    01910HD

    John Stuart, a young business man of the east, comes to San Antonio to locate for the good of his health. While walking about the city he sees an old...

    In the Mission Shadows
  • 1910
    Cowboys and Bachelor Girls

    Cowboys and Bachelor Girls

    Cowboys and Bachelor Girls

    01910HD

    Nora, who is the president of the Bachelor's Club, receives a letter announcing the death of her uncle in the west and that he has made her heir to...

    Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
  • 1910
    A Rough Night on the Bridge

    A Rough Night on the Bridge

    A Rough Night on the Bridge

    3.51910HD

    In happy mood, a rollicking, good-natured party of "Jack Tars" on shore leave are out for a good time, and get themselves well under way in song and...

    A Rough Night on the Bridge
  • 1911
    The Redemption of Rawhide

    The Redemption of Rawhide

    The Redemption of Rawhide

    01911HD

    Rawhide, Arizona, was certainly some tough town when Reverend Simpson first blew in from civilization and started his campaign of redemption. From...

    The Redemption of Rawhide
  • 1910
    White Doe's Lovers

    White Doe's Lovers

    White Doe's Lovers

    01910HD

    It is a beautiful morning in Indian Summer, and White Doe is out in her birch bark canoe, engaged in a fishing expedition for food. She paddles home...

    White Doe's Lovers
  • 1910
    The Padre's Secret

    The Padre's Secret

    The Padre's Secret

    01910HD

    Padre Dominguis, the village priest of a quiet little spot in old Mexico, has been on a visit to the daughter of his dead sister and is about to...

    The Padre's Secret
  • 1911
    Mary's Stratagem

    Mary's Stratagem

    Mary's Stratagem

    01911HD

    Desdemona was not the only woman to have trouble over a handkerchief. It occurred to Mary also. Mary was in love with Bill, who worked on her...

    Mary's Stratagem
  • 1910
    His Sergeant's Stripes

    His Sergeant's Stripes

    His Sergeant's Stripes

    01910HD

    A young corporal in the United States Cavalry in the Black Hills is very much in love with a young ranchman's daughter who lives near the military...

    His Sergeant's Stripes
  • 1913
    The River Wanganui

    The River Wanganui

    The River Wanganui

    01913HD

    A trip up New Zealand's most picturesque river, known as "The Rhine" of that country. Taken from a motor boat steaming up a narrow, torrent-like...

    The River Wanganui
  • 1914
    How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride

    How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride

    How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride

    01914HD

    The story is set in the Waikato where two Māori tribes are at war, with the story of the love between the young chief Te Ponga and the beautiful...

    How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride
  • 1910
    Baseball, That's All

    Baseball, That's All

    Baseball, That's All

    01910HD

    He's a regular "fan" and studies the baseball news as carefully as some people do their Bibles. He comes to breakfast with his dear little wife and...

    Baseball, That's All
  • 1910
    The Seal of the Church

    The Seal of the Church

    The Seal of the Church

    01910HD

    "A senorita. With whom two young matadors, Jose and Pepe, are in love, tries in keep both on the string. She lends each to believe that he is the...

    The Seal of the Church
  • 1910
    Return of Ta-Wa-Wa

    Return of Ta-Wa-Wa

    Return of Ta-Wa-Wa

    01910HD

    After graduating from an Indian school where he has acquired an education and schooling in the ways of the white man. Ta-wa-wa, a young Indian,...

    Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
  • 1910
    The Golden Secret

    The Golden Secret

    The Golden Secret

    01910HD

    A Navajo Indian has crossed the great desert, and his water bottle has been emptied. He is in a frenzy from thirst and sees mirages of water...

    The Golden Secret
  • 1911
    Honor of the Flag

    Honor of the Flag

    Honor of the Flag

    01911HD

    Mary lived with her mother at the XX ranch, which was on the Rio Grande, just across from Mexico, and, as there was a ford there, it was easy for...

    Honor of the Flag
  • 1911
    An Unwilling Cowboy

    An Unwilling Cowboy

    An Unwilling Cowboy

    01911HD

    Nellie and her father are from Boston, but every winter they visit San Antonio for the old man's rheumatism. Nellie is very fond of ranch life and it...

    An Unwilling Cowboy
  • 1910
    Branding a Thief

    Branding a Thief

    Branding a Thief

    01910HD

    A short silent western produced by Gaston Mèliès in San Antonio.

    Branding a Thief