Compilation including “The House that Jack built” (dir. G.A. Smith); “Upside down or the human flies” (dir. R.W. Paul); “The Brahmin and the butterfly” (dir. Georges Melies); “The Motorist” (dir. R.W. Paul); “The Magic screen”; “Dante’s inferno”; and in its entirety, “The Invisible thief”.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320529
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography, Trick
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Appreciation
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion study
Short films → Short films - France
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)