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Société L. Gaumont et compagnie

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Browse 41 movies from Société L. Gaumont et compagnie

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Pierrette's Escapades poster
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"Les Fredaines de Pierrette" is the collective name of four short films of 20 meters each ("Arrivée de Pierrette et de Pierrot", "Arrivée d'Arlequin", "Suite de la danse", and "Départ d'Arlequin et de Pierrette"), attributed to Alice Guy (although not confirmed in any primary source), in which Columbine resists Pierrette's courting in favor of Harlequin. From July 1901, the series were made available hand-colored.

Pierrette's Escapades

Jan 1900

Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance poster
Movie

A dancer personifying Winter, dances in the snow. "L'Hiver: Danse de la neige" is the fourth and last film of the series DANSE DES SAISONS. "Le Printemps: Danse des roses", "L'Eté: Danse de la moisson" and "L'Automne: Danse des vendanges" are lost or unlocated.

Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance

Jan 1900

Disappearing Act poster
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An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air. There is no credited director for this film, although three different persons get attributed, Gaston Breteau, Alice Guy or Georges Hatot.

Disappearing Act

Jan 1898

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy poster
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A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. Note: This is a LOST film; the existing film of the same name is the remake from 1900.

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

Mar 1896

At the Hypnotist's poster
Movie

A hypnotist tricks his patients. There is no credited director for this film, although three different persons get attributed, Gaston Breteau, Alice Guy or Georges Hatot.

At the Hypnotist's

Jan 1898

Madame's Cravings poster
Movie

A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.

Madame's Cravings

Aug 1906

Esmeralda poster
Movie

It was the first film version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Esmeralda

Dec 1905

Faust and Mephistopheles poster
Movie

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

Faust and Mephistopheles

Jun 1903

The Bricklayers poster
Movie

Starring 'Les Omers' as a bunch of bricklayers causing trouble for the local cops.

The Bricklayers

Aug 1905

The Magician's Alms poster
Movie

A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.

The Magician's Alms

Oct 1905

The Statue poster
Movie

A living statue causes trouble for unsuspecting bystanders.

The Statue

Aug 1905

La cène poster
Movie

Scene of the last supper.

La cène

Nov 1898

Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu poster
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Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Dranem, who was then filmed "lip singing". Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Belle Époque celebrities in France: Polin, Félix Mayol, and Dranem.

Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu

Jan 1905

Midwife to the Upper Class poster
Movie

A wonderful midwife helps a rich couple pick out a baby from her cabbage patch.

Midwife to the Upper Class

Sep 1902

Les Métamorphoses de Satan poster
Movie

Two bearded sages engage ina dispute before a large cauldron, from which they summon up Mephistopheles.

Les Métamorphoses de Satan

Sep 1898

Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder poster
Movie

A machine churns out sausages on one side and spits out hats on the other. The director of this film is not credited in any contemporary catalogues or trade publications, or attributed to anyone by scholars or primary sources, however Alice Guy-Blaché is the most probable candidate.

Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder

Jan 1900

Les démolisseurs poster
Movie

Silent film directed by Georges Demenÿ for Gaumont. An actual remake of the Lumiére brothers' "Démolition d'un mur" (1896).

Les démolisseurs

Jan 1897

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy poster
Movie

The fairy at a cabbage patch hovers over the babies. This is a remake of Guy's 1896 film on the same subject, this time shot in 35 mm.

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

Jan 1900

The Burglars poster
Movie

Cops chase a pair of burglars on the rooftops of the city. Gaston Breteau filmed the original film in early 1898 for Lumiére, and also the remake in late 1898 for Gaumont.

The Burglars

Jan 1898

At the Club poster
Movie

Some men get into hijinks at a sidewalk cafe. There is no known credited director for this film, although the attribution usually goes for Alice Guy.

At the Club

Jan 1899

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