Gaston Velle Movies

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

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...

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

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

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

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...

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

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

A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind him...

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

A couple performs the Ruffian's Dance.

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 first cinematographic adaptation of the infamous Count Cagliostro.

A magician performs various tricks.

This is a mesmerising little short that employs a peculiar bird’s eye view of a mischievous devil who dances around, performing strange tricks...

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

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

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...

A couple perform a acrobatic dance.

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