Book of mysteries

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows book of mysteries

poster The Magic Book

The Magic Book

Characters from a large magic book come to life.

poster The Mysterious Retort

The Mysterious Retort

3mn - Fantasy, Horror

A wizard sleeps at a table in his well-appointed sitting room. From a drawer in the table, a snake appears.

poster The Mysterious Box

The Mysterious Box

As scene as pleasing as incomprehensible. A juggler summons two chairs, which come to the stage jumping and twirling around. Across the back of these chairs the operator places a sheet of glass on which h…

poster The Magician's Cavern

The Magician's Cavern

3mn - Comedy, Fantasy

A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

poster The Famous Box Trick

The Famous Box Trick

A magician performs a series of magic tricks involving a boy and a box.

poster The Knight of Black Art

The Knight of Black Art

Magic tricks in a medieval setting.

poster The Diabolical Church Window

The Diabolical Church Window

Here we have an old scholar/alchemist brooding over a book, challenged by the devil, and going through the familiar sorcery to create a woman by throwing pieces of clothing against a stain-glass church wi…

poster The Oracle of Delphi

The Oracle of Delphi

2mn - Crime, Fantasy

A box of valued jewels is placed inside the tomb of Delphi. A thief breaks into the tomb and steals it, but soon the ghost of Delphi appears and puts a curse on him.

poster The Musgrave Ritual

The Musgrave Ritual

18mn - Mystery, Crime

Reginald Musgrave’s maître d’hôtel has disappeared! Called to the rescue, Sherlock Holmes goes immediately to his friend, to inspect the premises. He finds a stolen jewel in the new maître d’hôtel’s jacke…

poster The Bewitched Trunk

The Bewitched Trunk

A medieval magician performs a magic show involving a long ornate trunk in which he makes his assistants appear, disappear, and transform into other people.

poster The Bewitched Inn

The Bewitched Inn

A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his room--beds vanishing and re-appearing, candles exploding, pant…

poster The Cavalier's Dream

The Cavalier's Dream

1mn - Horror, Fantasy

He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast. Mephistopheles appears; then the old witch, who suddenly changes to …

poster The Bewitched House

The Bewitched House

6mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Animation

A group of travellers go into a house for protection. Little do they know, it is filled with ghosts who make unusual things happen to them.

poster The Haunted Castle

The Haunted Castle

3mn - Fantasy, Horror

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of interloping cavaliers.

poster A Hundred Tricks

A Hundred Tricks

poster The Mysterious Portrait

The Mysterious Portrait

A magician produces a living portrait of himself.

poster The Genii of Fire

The Genii of Fire

4mn - Drama, Fantasy

Not much of a plot. A couple is menaced by some sort of bizarre religious cult. Then they're saved.

poster The Prince of Magicians

The Prince of Magicians

2mn - Fantasy, Comedy

A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.

poster The Prophetess of Thebes

The Prophetess of Thebes

Partially lost film. One of the kings of ancient Thebes enters the abode of an astrologer and demands that he be told his future. The former utterly refuses to forecast the coming events of his sovereign,…

poster Comical Conjuring

Comical Conjuring

In a room filled with jugglers' properties of enormous size a prestidigitateur dressed in eccentric costume enters with his assistant. The servant, believing that he would be comfortable in an armchair, s…

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