Fernande Albany
2021
À la Conquête du Pôle
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany
A science fantasy film that deals with an extraordinary race to the north pole by rival parties of balloonists. Based on the novel "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras" by Jules Verne.
The Conquest of the Pole
Le mort en fuite
André Berthomieu
Jules Berry, Michel Simon
Two second-rate, hammy actors, Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet, come up with a fake murder story to draw attention to themselves. Baluchet is to kill Trignol, who will temporarily disappear then reappear, as if by magic, during the trial. But things don't go according to plan.
The Fleeing Dead
Le Raid Paris-Monte Carlo en deux heures
Georges Méliès
Fernande Albany, Henry Fragson
A man needs to get to Monte Carlo from Paris, but finds out that a train will take 17 hours to get there. He decides to go with a man with a special car, who claims that he can get there in just two hours. Complications ensue.
An Adventurous Automobile Trip
Gran Casino
Luis Buñuel
Jorge Negrete, Libertad Lamarque
After the mysterious disappearance of an oil well owner, one of his workers, Gerardo assumes the business management. Soon, the owner's sister arrives from Argentina, and, believing that Gerardo killed her brother to keep the wells for himself, she starts working as a singer under a false name in the same casino her brother disappeared, in order to find out what exactly happened.
Gran Casino
Photographie électrique à distance
Georges Méliès
Fernande Albany, Georges Méliès
Into a photography studio full of large fantastic machines steps an elderly couple. The bearded proprietor explains the equipment and gives them a demonstration: he starts machines whirring, and projects a painting of three women onto a large screen; suddenly the women begin to move. The customers are impressed. First the women sits in the special seat: she's projected onto the screen, and her good nature comes out in the laughing image. Then it's the man's turn, but the machine discloses a vastly different nature in him. Will his reaction threaten our proprietor's inventions?
Long Distance Wireless Photography
Pauvre John ou les Aventures d'un buveur de whisky
Georges Méliès
Fernande Albany, Manuel
John, who loves the bottle a little too much, is one of a group of sightseers. Too drunk to follow the party, the reeling drunkard remains on the site of a ruin where he starts having hallucinations.
Sightseeing Through Whisky
Le nain
Pierre Badel
Roland Lacoste, Jean Houbé
In a small circus campaign, the act of Valentine, the dwarf, is one of the highlights of the show. But then one night, he grew suddenly and turns into a handsome young man of six feet tall. First mad with joy, he will face harsh reality of normality.
The Dwarf
