Segundo de Chomón Movies

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

Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.

The King and his official astronomer are alone in the study viewing the heavenly bodies through the monstrous telescope. They go out on the balcony...

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...

Three young children set up a table, and on the table is placed a miniature stage. The stage curtain opens, a carpet appears, and then the carpet...

People magically appear and disappear from an oversized musical cigar dispenser.

In an outdoor setting, a magician makes pond nymphs and frog people appear out of water and thin air.

Stencil-coloured version of Segundo de Chomón's Les roses magiques (1906).

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

De Chomon short from 1912

Many of the scenes of this split-reel short about a bizarre group of tramp musicians who disappear into and out of drums, beach umbrellas and...

A Fallen Spirit (L'Epee du spirite, 1910) by pioneer filmmaker Segundo de Chomón is a fantasy swashbuckler that opens with the arrival at an...

Directed by Febo Mari.

This early silent era film was released in France circa 1908 by Segundo de Chomón. It is partially hand coloured and shows several Japanese...

A short drama featuring three fictitious scenes of the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814).

A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate...

A bourgeois gentleman gets excited reading about cops and robbers on the newspaper. His wife, bored by his comments, falls asleep and right after,...

This adaptation of Charles Perrault's classic novel briefly presents the story of a poor family who doesn't find means to sustain their home and end...

A female magician presents several impressive metamorphoses, combining stop-motion animation and camera tricks.