The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head (1900)
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Runtime : 1M
Director : Georges Méliès
Synopsis
A conjurer (along with two duplicates) conjure up (and then cause to vanish) a beautiful woman head-first.
A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair, then rises and sits in the next chair. As the cymbal player sits down, a drummer appears in the second chair, and then likewise moves on to the third chair. In this way, an entire band is soon formed, and is then ready to perform.
A man misses his train due to his clothes turning into other types of clothes.
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