L. Gaumont & Cie

A father shoots his son dead because, lured by the offer of a watch, he revealed to the police where his father had hidden smugglers who had come to ask for his hospitality.

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

In a hospital ward, a patient—under the influence of chloroform—is left to a surgeon, who removes one of his arms and one of his legs, leaving the task of bandaging to the interns. The interns decide to search through a large jar containing various arms and legs, looking for replacements for the limbs the surgeon had removed; they manage, after a fashion, to restore the amputee’s full complement of limbs. Upon being jolted awake by a sharp slap and a few cuffs, the patient is overcome with wild joy at the sight of his body once again complete.

It's a society in which gender roles are switched. Will men stand to be unequal?

A poor boy is mistreated by his stepmother when his father isn't present.

A bunch of people run an obstacle course all around town.

A lady uses her maid to lick her stamps, when an overtly excited man notices the maid, forcibly kisses her, and they wind up stuck to each other.

Adventures of a peasant who comes to town wearing a magnificent top hat, which an unfortunate gust of wind throws onto the riverbank, into a crane, amidst the cascades of a public fountain, atop a coal pile, etc.

A runaway barrel wreaks havoc all over the city.

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A gentleman visits a hair consultant for his baldness problems. The latter recommends a new lotion. The gentleman lets himself be convinced and a bellboy is immediately dispatched for the delivery which arrives at the concierge's lodge. The concierge, curious, and believing it to be good wine drinks a good part of it. He then tops up the bottle with water from the carafe. His wife goes to take his package to the gentleman. The concierge who does not feel well goes to bed quickly. When he wakes up he is perked up. But dismay, he is completely covered in hair. At first frightened, his wife and he come up with an idea. They get hired by an impresario in a music hall number, to a big success.

A pretty maid is out walking and encounters a series of military men, starting with a private, who lose her to higher ranks.

The kids of a game-keeper get into a chase with rifles.

A landlady is taunted by neighborhood kids.

The parish priest looks to create a Nativity scene for his church, but his congregation is too poor to afford the statuary dealer's price for a statue of baby Jesus. The miracle, then, is that the faithful's prayers are answered by the appearance of angels and the Virgin Mary, who present them with a statue.

In a most picturesque setting, the priests of ancient Gaul sacrifice to the gods the victims designated in honor of the mistletoe cutting.

The head of the family, in search of money, dons the clothes left by the village priest. He commits a terrible deed, and later, the priest learns of it; That it was committed in his frock. The priest looks to the Lord for guidance.

Short silent film about the difficulty caused by these dresses in getting out of the car without offending the modesty of passers-by.

An alcoholic is inadvertently sewn into a mattress.