The Mystic Swing

Music, Forward!

“Music Forward!” is the order given by a lady in Colonial costume, and in march a group of five musicians, working industriously at their instruments.

1907

Hotel Transylvania 2

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of sup

2015

The Sea Beast

Based on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick."

1926

The Haunted Curiosity Shop

An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

1901

Legend of a Ghost

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 ghos

1908

Fancy Matches

To the rhythm of a frenzied choreography, acrobatic matches come to life on a black background. Leaving their matchbox, they line the film in circula

1914

Mary and Gretel

Alice in Wonderland meets the Garden of Eden in this surreal fable of a drunk rabbit, bowling dwarfs, and the two bewildered girls of the title.

1916

A Panicky Picnic

A man and his wife try to enjoy a picnic, but strange and surreal happenings prevent them from doing so.

1909

The Red Spectre

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

1907

Betty Boop's Ups and Downs

Due to the great depression, property prices start falling. The planet Earth goes up for sale. Mars and Venus make bids, but Saturn, characterised as

1932

Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party

Betty Boop hosts a Hallowe'en party with a few uninvited guests.

1933

Wow! A Talking Fish!

Created in 1983, the animated movie uses the plot of Ovanes Tumanyan's tale "Talking fish".

1983

The Magic Mirror

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 mirr

1908

Pathé Review: Monsters of the Past

Sculptress Virginia May is seen making a clay model of a tyrannosaurus rex, which is animated using stop motion, and then fights a stop-motion tricera

1923

Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.

1899

Sweet Dreams Intermingled With Nightmares

A woman falls asleep on a park bench. The Devil appears and summons an imp who takes the woman to his fantastic lair. After a nightmarish episode, the

1909

The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

A jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. He has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he pl

1901

The Waif and the Wizard

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 ano

1901

The Magic Sword

On the roof of an ancient palace appear a young Knight and his lady. While they are making love an ugly old witch appears and is rather troublesome. T

1901

The Extraordinary Waiter

A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.

1902