Segundo de Chomón Movies

The heir of a rich family puts up a notice, where he says he is looking for a wife. As a result, he will soon find himself fleeing from a dozen women.

An artist is painting the portrait of a young woman dressed in a country costume in his attic studio. The landlord demands the rent, but the artist...

A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate...

In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder). They begin a...

In this remake of Ferdinand Zecca's "Plongeur fantastique" (The Fantastic Plunger, 1901), Segundo de Chomón shows a diver with reverse motion...

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...

A portrait of the cities of Lisbon and Oporto.

Two contortionists, dressed as devils, invade a kitchen.

Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their...

A woman falls asleep on a park bench. The Devil appears and summons an imp who takes the woman to his fantastic lair. After a nightmarish episode,...

A man and his wife try to enjoy a picnic, but strange and surreal happenings prevent them from doing so.

De Chomon short from 1912

Escamillo has a tapeworm.

It is winter and a couple invites an old woman to eat. The old woman then becomes a fairy and makes the spring appears.

A short dance film in Pathécolor, also know as stencil colouring. The editing cuts correspond with the dancers' costume changes. More about...

A frog hops around a magic fountain.

In an outdoor setting, a magician makes pond nymphs and frog people appear out of water and thin air.

This is another short, simple dance number. It’s quite stunning and unusual though with a bat turning into a woman who proceeds to give us a...

An evil magician visits the rajah's palace to perform his magic tricks, but he also steals a valuable casket making his getaway aboard a dragon. The...