L. Frank Baum would appear in a white suit and present his live actors, slide shows and films as a live travelogue presentation of his popular fantasies. Highlights include Dorothy being swept to Oz in various ways, such as with back-projection tornadoes and storms in a chicken coop. Lack of financial backing forced the show to fold after appearing in only two cities, despite being a critical and commercial success.
A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the ma...
A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building a...
A scientist concocts a potion that can turn people invisible for short periods of time. Two crooks ...
Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers...
A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon...
A barber's customer is not accustomed to the blade. Luckily, the coiffeur has a modern solution.
In this picture there is a limited amount of action in the pose. As the curtains are drawn aside the...
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The Genera...
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl...
A documentary of explorer Richard Halliburton's travels on the Indian sub-continent, featuring a mix...
Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walkin...
A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman.
In an outdoor setting, a magician makes pond nymphs and frog people appear out of water and thin air...
An old woman begs a young men to carry her heavy bundle of firewood. The man refuses: he rather goes...
Mr. Hurry-Up gets dressed in a rush, and then races down to breakfast. After a few quick bites and a...
Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life ...