Trick Film Movies

  • 1918
    Birth of Shri Krishna

    Birth of Shri Krishna

    Birth of Shri Krishna

    4.91918HD

    This film begins with the invocation of 'almighty god' at a river where several people are gathered. The child god Krishna rises out of the water astr...

    Birth of Shri Krishna
  • 1907
    The Doll's Revenge

    The Doll's Revenge

    The Doll's Revenge

    71907HD

    A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.

    The Doll's Revenge
  • 1901
    Artistic Creation

    Artistic Creation

    Artistic Creation

    61901HD

    An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real w...

    Artistic Creation
  • 1908
    Paper Cock-a-Doodles

    Paper Cock-a-Doodles

    Paper Cock-a-Doodles

    41908HD

    Female magicians turn people into origami roosters and vice versa.

    Paper Cock-a-Doodles
  • 1900
    Addition and Subtraction

    Addition and Subtraction

    Addition and Subtraction

    5.81900HD

    A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.

    Addition and Subtraction
  • 1908
    Modern Sculptors

    Modern Sculptors

    Modern Sculptors

    6.41908HD

    The first scene presents before the astonished eyes of the spectators a solid piece of marble, which the minute it is placed on a table seems to take...

    Modern Sculptors
  • 1901
    The Magician's Cavern

    The Magician's Cavern

    The Magician's Cavern

    61901HD

    A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

    The Magician's Cavern
  • 1909
    An Awful Symphony

    An Awful Symphony

    An Awful Symphony

    5.21909HD

    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 whatnots...

    An Awful Symphony
  • 1904
    Japanese Varieties

    Japanese Varieties

    Japanese Varieties

    5.31904HD

    A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and superimposing/project...

    Japanese Varieties
  • 1903
    Faust and Mephistopheles

    Faust and Mephistopheles

    Faust and Mephistopheles

    4.5481903HD

    A re-telling of the classic tale of Faust in all of two minutes by French filmmaker Alice Guy.

    Faust and Mephistopheles
  • 1898
    Disappearing Act

    Disappearing Act

    Disappearing Act

    4.6751898HD

    An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air.

    Disappearing Act
  • 1906
    The Magician from Arabia

    The Magician from Arabia

    The Magician from Arabia

    51906HD

    A sorcerer draws signs on the sand making charming young women.

    The Magician from Arabia
  • 1906
    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    51906HD

    Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
  • 1905
    Flower Fairy

    Flower Fairy

    Flower Fairy

    5.31905HD

    A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

    Flower Fairy
  • 1903
    A Spiritualist Photographer

    A Spiritualist Photographer

    A Spiritualist Photographer

    5.71903HD

    A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.

    A Spiritualist Photographer
  • 1912
    Onesime, Clockmaker

    Onesime, Clockmaker

    Onesime, Clockmaker

    5.71912HD

    In an effort to secure a promised inheritance, Onésime invents a time machine that speeds up activity on earth, hyper-animates men and machines, and t...

    Onesime, Clockmaker
  • 1901
    The Fantastic Plunger

    The Fantastic Plunger

    The Fantastic Plunger

    4.41901HD

    A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Segundo de Chomón's remake "Plongeur fantast...

    The Fantastic Plunger
  • 1901
    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    5.251901HD

    An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop
  • 1900
    Uncle Josh's Nightmare

    Uncle Josh's Nightmare

    Uncle Josh's Nightmare

    41900HD

    Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in red long underwear with horns. A short early trick editing f...

    Uncle Josh's Nightmare
  • 1901
    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    6.51901HD

    The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's ano...

    The Waif and the Wizard