Trick Film Movies

  • 1909
    Slippery Jim

    Slippery Jim

    Slippery Jim

    6.7921909HD

    Pickpock is behind bars. But more elusive than Arsène Lupin, no chain resists him and he plays with policemen like a cat with mice. After...

    Slippery Jim
  • 1900
    Hooligan Assists the Magician

    Hooligan Assists the Magician

    Hooligan Assists the Magician

    4.81900HD

    This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some...

    Hooligan Assists the Magician
  • 1900
    How He Missed His Train

    How He Missed His Train

    How He Missed His Train

    5.71900HD

    A man misses his train due to his clothes turning into other types of clothes.

    How He Missed His Train
  • 1899
    Fantastic Dining Room

    Fantastic Dining Room

    Fantastic Dining Room

    5.61899HD

    Showing the interior of a dining room of a modest cottage, whereto enter a young couple to partake in their meal, which is being served up by the...

    Fantastic Dining Room
  • 1900
    The Magician

    The Magician

    The Magician

    4.71900HD

    The scene opens on a theatrical stage. The magician enters from the wings, and making a bow to the audience, removes his coat and hat and they...

    The Magician
  • 1909
    The Witch and the Cyclist

    The Witch and the Cyclist

    The Witch and the Cyclist

    3.11909HD

    A mischievous witch uses her dark magic on an innocent cyclist until he is all confused. He is forced to pedal backwards and at the same time, his...

    The Witch and the Cyclist
  • 1901
    The Magician's Cavern

    The Magician's Cavern

    The Magician's Cavern

    6.21901HD

    A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

    The Magician's Cavern
  • 1906
    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    5.61906HD

    Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
  • 1903
    A Spiritualist Photographer

    A Spiritualist Photographer

    A Spiritualist Photographer

    5.81903HD

    A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.

    A Spiritualist Photographer
  • 1900
    A Fantastical Meal

    A Fantastical Meal

    A Fantastical Meal

    6.31900HD

    A family sits down to enjoy a meal that ends up being fraught with complications.

    A Fantastical Meal
  • 1903
    The Mystical Flame

    The Mystical Flame

    The Mystical Flame

    51903HD

    A juggler enters upon the scene, picks up a skull, throws it into the air, catches it in his hands, where it is transformed into a handkerchief. The...

    The Mystical Flame
  • 1901
    The Fantastic Plunger

    The Fantastic Plunger

    The Fantastic Plunger

    51901HD

    A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Ferdinand Zecca's own remake of the same...

    The Fantastic Plunger
  • 1903
    The Magic Lantern

    The Magic Lantern

    The Magic Lantern

    5.9681903HD

    Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends,...

    The Magic Lantern
  • 1906
    The Impossible Convicts

    The Impossible Convicts

    The Impossible Convicts

    5.61906HD

    Four prisoners, in convicts' stripes, march backwards down stairs and, under the watchful eyes of guards, hop backwards into their cells. Later, one...

    The Impossible Convicts
  • 1912
    Ein neuer Erwerbszweig

    Ein neuer Erwerbszweig

    Ein neuer Erwerbszweig

    01912HD

    A love doctor successfully produces men on order for needy women, until his system for delivering them – through the mail as puppets in...

    Ein neuer Erwerbszweig
  • 1900
    An Animated Luncheon

    An Animated Luncheon

    An Animated Luncheon

    5.41900HD

    The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter, and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled...

    An Animated Luncheon
  • 1903
    The Marvellous Wreath

    The Marvellous Wreath

    The Marvellous Wreath

    4.71903HD

    A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.

    The Marvellous Wreath
  • 1918
    Birth of Shri Krishna

    Birth of Shri Krishna

    Birth of Shri Krishna

    5.71918HD

    This film begins with the invocation of 'almighty god' at a river where several people are gathered. The child god Krishna rises out of the water...

    Birth of Shri Krishna
  • 1901
    Artistic Creation

    Artistic Creation

    Artistic Creation

    6.21901HD

    An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...

    Artistic Creation
  • 1908
    Diabolical Pickpocket

    Diabolical Pickpocket

    Diabolical Pickpocket

    4.91908HD

    A pickpocket manages to escape the police through a series of fantastic tricks. The director in this film is unknown.

    Diabolical Pickpocket