Segundo de Chomón Movies

The devil performs his magical powers.

Steampunk fantasia of interplanetary travel and submarine life.

In a chase which literally encompasses the entire globe, a detective follows the path of an apparent embezzler through various foreign nations,...

A chef comes into the kitchen and throws a lot of rags on the floor: he then casts a spell over them, and immediately they take the form of human...

A trick film using the reverse effect.

A remarkable early short silent movie that shows what may be achieved with the technology of the day. A woman sits in front of her dressing table...

A family living in poverty, in a tiny house with no furniture. When mama goes to sleep, the youngsters head out to rustle up some firewood....

A Segundo de Chomón trick film.

A portrait of the cities of Lisbon and Oporto.

In an empty mansion's corridor, flames appear and form into a Mephistophelean magician who conjures a couple of women and then a fireworks display.

Italian silent film Victory or Death, directed by Caserini. An early crime thriller, the plot revolves around the Countess Alberti -- played by Berta...

Short trick film

Two rag-pickers enter their hovel with their bags of scraps. After a little preliminary comedy they set up a white sheet. One of the rag-pickers now...

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

Two contortionists, dressed as devils, invade a kitchen.

A clown creates a giant version of his face, and then retrieves two miniature versions of himself from his luggage.

Short movie on Barcelona's "Citadel Park" produced by Segundo de Chomón for Pathé Frères. Directed and filmed by Segundo de...

Film about an inventor going wild

A monkey comes home and uses a magic wand to make himself dinner. No sooner as he falls asleep, a hungry burglar enters his house. This short film...

A Spanish wedding scene.