The Clown vs. Satan (1901)

- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- France
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

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How it feels
A clown gets into comedic trouble with the devil. The film is a brief silent comedy where the characters use simple physical tricks.
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What happens
Guguste et Belzebuth est un court métrage français d'une longueur de 40 mètres réalisé par Georges Méliès, sorti en 1901, au début du cinéma muet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Good Trick (1901)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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