The Mysterious Retort (1906)

Original title

L'Alchimiste Parafaragamus ou la Cornue infernale

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

3 min

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An alchemist works in his laboratory. A demon appears and causes magical chaos with a retort.

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What happens

L'Alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou la Cornue infernale, released in the United States as The Mysterious Retort and in Britain as The Alchemist and the Demon, is a 1906 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 874–876 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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