The Devil's Dance

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

Lulù

A monkey comes home and uses a magic wand to make himself dinner. No sooner as he falls asleep, a hungry burglar enters his house. This short film was

1923

The Sea Beast

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

1926

The Mystic Swing

The professor shows his power to Mephisto by mysteriously placing a young lady in a swing. Mephisto then shows his power by making the young lady disa

1900

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

The Wandering Jew

A Jew who mocked Jesus on the cross is visited by a devil and an angel.

1904

Kiri-Kis

A family troupe of acrobats, made up to appear Japanese, perform various unbelievable stunts in front of the camera, achieved through a trick of the c

1907

The Enchanted Drawing

A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.

1900

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

A smoker falls asleep, and two mischievious fairies play with his pipe. He discovers this, and imprisons them in a cigar box. He removes a flower from

1909

Kiss Me!

A high board fence is shown covered with theatrical posters. The one in the center shows the head and shoulders of a pretty girl. An old farmer and hi

1904

The Electric Hotel

An enthusiastic young couple is astounded with modern technology's giant leaps in the fascinating field of electricity.

1908

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

The 'Teddy' Bears

A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother whil

1907

The Centaurs

A female centaur enters a clearing in the woods and picks flowers. She is met by a male centaur and the two romance each other. They then seek parenta

1921

The Root of the Problem

Set in the candy-colored world of 1950s suburbia, a reluctant young housewife suspects that the friendly neighborhood dentist is hiding a horrible sec

2012

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. This film is lost or never existed. Copies

1896