The Diabolic Tenant (1909)

Original title

Le Locataire Diabolique

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

7 min

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man rents a room from a landlord and proceeds to cause chaos by pulling an endless array of objects out of his pockets. The film uses trick photography to create a series of impossible and funny situations.

playfulwhimsicalinventivebriskabsurdvisual humorlighthearted

What happens

The Diabolic Tenant (French: Le Locataire diabolique), originally released in English-speaking countries as The Fiendish Tenant, is a 1909 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1495–1501 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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