Gaston Velle Movies

"Danced at the Casino de Paris by the Elks and their Indian troop."

A young schoolboy sneaks into his father's study while he is out. He discovers a deck of transparent cards and holds some of them up to the lamp, one...

Beautiful girls emerge from a large beehive and perform graceful dances. The queen falls asleep and an enormous spider builds his web over her. The...

We see busy bees flying around the hive. Suddenly a dancer appears on the scene, and we enjoy a dance, executed by six dancers. The Queen gets tired,...

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

This has more of a clear narrative than most of the films in the set although it’s still quite odd and random compared to today’s films....

The stages that a caterpillar goes through, from larvae to chrysalis, to become a butterfly.

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...

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

A devil puts a woman into a boiling cauldron in a fiery cave.

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...

Silent movie from 1904

A couple steals food from a grocery store. To stop them from repeating their crime, the cunning salesman electrifies his shop.

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...

This exquisitely coloured film features a series of models rotating slowly in front of the camera, allowing close-up views of their various...

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth....