Gaston Velle Movies

This is in poor condition and the hand colouring is a little rough around the edges compared to the others, but it contains some impressive...

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

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?

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

An Italian movie about Othello.

An evil magician visits the rajah's palace to perform his magic tricks, but he also steals a valuable casket making his getaway aboard a dragon. The...

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....

A prestidigitator, one of the best, is about to perform a number of illusions and brings to his aid a pack of playing cards. He selects the King of...

A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto...

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

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

A young woman becomes pregnant and attempts to provide for her child after the father leaves her.

A group of naughty boys steal a bird's nest and are pursued by game wardens.

A couple perform a acrobatic dance.

This is an incomplete fragment of a longer film, so doesn’t make much sense, but it’s very beautiful and colourful with plenty of...

The first cinematographic adaptation of the infamous Count Cagliostro.

Short film showcasing a circus clown act.

Short Pathe Brothers film

After a quarrel Pedro walks out of the cafe leaving his fiancée (Stacia Napierkowska) alone. Heartbroken, she visits the flower garden and...

A gentleman returns to his home office to find that the porter is smoking his cigars and has the housemaid on his knee.