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Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery 1928
After being defeated in a fight by a local gang, local official Lu Fengyang sends his weak and sickly son Lu Xiaoqing to study with a master of the Kunlun school of martial arts. Recovered and strong, he comes upon the Red Lotus Temple, and puts up there for the night. Unable to sleep, he begins looking around the palatial temple, and discovers a room decorated with many images of Buddhist demons, and an altar to worship them... Purposely destroyed serial film whose 19 full length chapters (averaging 86 minutes each) originally ran 27 hours in length.

When the Tables Turned 1911
A staged Wild West kidnapping goes awry when the cowboys accidentally capture an actress who uses her acting skills to turn the tables on them.

The Mischance of a Photographer 1908 star_border 4.5
A family goes to a photographer. The photographer pushes the boy around, and no one seems to care. The boy gets his revenge.

Long Distance Wireless Photography 1908 star_border 5.2
Into a photography studio full of large fantastic machines steps an elderly couple. The bearded proprietor explains the equipment and gives them a demonstration: he starts machines whirring, and projects a painting of three women onto a large screen; suddenly the women begin to move. The customers are impressed. First the women sits in the special seat: she's projected onto the screen, and her good nature comes out in the laughing image. Then it's the man's turn, but the machine discloses a vastly different nature in him. Will his reaction threaten our proprietor's inventions?

L'agent gelé 1908

The Lilliputian Minuet 1905 star_border 4.4
Another short of Georges.

The Magic Dice 1905 star_border 4.4
Another magic short of Méliès.

The Enchanted Sedan Chair 1905 star_border 4.9
A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate palanquin is summoned. Now, what does the illusionist have in mind?

The Palace of the Arabian Nights 1905 star_border 5.6
A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs of ancient Araby. Guided by the mysterious Khalafar, the troupe (alongside him go some cowardly scholars) encounter skeletons, fire-breathing lizards, and mirages on their journey through the lower world.

A Crazy Composer 1905 star_border 5.3
A silly-looking composer attempts to compose. He then falls asleep, and dreams of all manner of bizarre nonsense.

The Black Imp 1905 star_border 6.5
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.

The Mermaid 1904 star_border 5.6
A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.

The Devilish Plank 1904 star_border 4.5
A magic trick is performed with a long plank with two pots built into it, both with holes in the bottom. Pretty girls are part of the magic.

The Firefall 1904 star_border 4.5
A magic show.

The Cook in Trouble 1904 star_border 5.2
A cook has his hands full with three mischievous devils, who pop in and out of his kitchen.

The Wonderful Living Fan 1904 star_border 5.1
As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer then has a large box brought in. It is opened, revealing a very large folding fan. When the fan is spread out, the designs on it begin to change and move. And this is far from the last of the surprises that the conjurer has in store.

Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer 1904 star_border 4.8
A Chinese conjurer stands next to a table, it becomes two tables. A fan becomes a parasol, lanterns appear and disappear. The conjurer spins the open parasol in front of himself, and a dog leaps out from behind it. The dog becomes a woman, then a masked man appears. The conjurer sits them each on a box a few feet apart: suddenly the woman and man have changed places. The disappearing and the transfers continue in front of a simple backdrop.

Faust and Marguerite 1904 star_border 4.9
Melies second attempt at telling the story of Faust. This time out Faust and his love Marguerite are sentenced to Hell where they are showed the torture that awaits.

A Miracle Under the Inquisition 1904 star_border 5.6
An inquisitor and two of his henchmen burn a woman at the stake. An angel intervenes.

The Clockmaker's Dream 1904 star_border 5
A weary clock-maker dozes off in a chair. While he is asleep, three women suddenly appear in the midst of his shop. They proceed to show the sleeping clock-maker some new kinds of clocks that they know how to make.

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