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Untitled (before 1903)
A lightning artist draws before an audience. When he has finished he inverts the picture which turns out to be that of a woman's head. He begins another drawing, but apparently has no time to finish it, and tears the sheet hastily from the block. He has begun to sign (presumably) his name, when the film ends.
production : Unknown.
Positive, soft, condition : Poor to fair. Faded and yellow, but not greatly shrunk : brittle.
BEWITCHED INN, THE (France, before 1902)
A traveller is shown into his room at an inn and he proceeds to undress. As he puts each garment down, however, it suddenly disappears. The chair disappears as he attempts to sit down and finally the bed vanishes as he attempts to lie on it. He rushes out of the room in terror.
production : Star Films, Paris. Distributed in Great Britain by the Warwick Trading Company.
Positive, 1 co ft. condition : Fair : considerably shrunk.
donor : Paisley Philosophical Institution.
HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE (Great Britain, before 1902)
A girl is building a house of bricks when her young brother appears, and mischievously knocks the house down bit by bit, to his sister's distress. After a single-word title " Reversed", the film is run backwards and he appears by magical touches to build the house up again.
production : Unknown. Distributed in Great Britain by the Warwick Trading Company.
Positive, S°ft condition. Good, donor : Paisley Philosophical Institution.
Untitled (before 1903)
A conjuror touches a hat with his wand and makes it rise to the ceiling. He then asks the few members of his audience to stand, and himself disappears. An instant later the members of the audience are standing upside-down on the ceiling unable, despite their endeavours, to get down again.
production : Unknown.
Positive, go ft. condition : Fairly good.
donor : W. A. Smallcombe Esq.
WRESTLING SEXTETTE (before 1902)
After a brief preliminary wrestling bout by two women in tights, two couples of men, also in tights, engage in bouts in which it is made to appear, by trick