Real genius

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows real genius

poster An Over-Incubated Baby
An Over-Incubated Baby
1mn - Sci-Fi, Comedy
An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the growth of her child enters, places her baby in care of …
poster The Mysterious Retort
The Mysterious Retort
(2.9/5)
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 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 A Self-Made Mongrel
A Self-Made Mongrel
(3/5)
7mn - Animation
A wealthy eccentric owns a talking mongrel dog, and the dog, deciding to upgrade his pedigree, decides he is a born watch-dog. The owner puts on a mask with the intention of breaking into his own house an…
poster Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
(3.2/5)
3mn - Comedy, Animation
A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.
poster Wonderful Mirrors
Wonderful Mirrors
7mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A talented youth has compounded a wonderful fluid, a little of which he applies to the mirror in his room, and when he looks into it his image comes to life and comes out of the frame and imitates his eve…
poster Whimsical Illusions
Whimsical Illusions
5mn - Comedy, Fantasy
In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies played the magician, and the actor Manuel played his assis…
poster Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
3mn - Comedy
A Chinese conjurer stands next to a table, it becomes two tables. A fan becomes a parasol, lanterns appear and disappear. The conjurer spins the open parasol in front of himself, and a dog leaps out from …
poster King of Dollars
King of Dollars
2mn - Fantasy
A magician shows tricks with money.
poster The Dragon Painter
The Dragon Painter
61mn - Romance, Drama
A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.
poster The Magician's Cavern
The Magician's Cavern
3mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.
poster The Mechanical Man
The Mechanical Man
(3.0/5)
80mn - Comedy, Sci-Fi
The story begins with a scientist creating a device shaped like a man that can be remote-controlled by a machine. The mechanical man possess super-human speed and strength. The scientist is killed however…
poster Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell
(3.1/5)
6mn - Animation
Herman the mouse installs a bell on a cat to help his mice friends.
poster Homunculus
Homunculus
360mn - Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of scientists, led by a Professor Ortmann, produce a living human child using scientific processes - a "homunculus." This creature is human in every way, except that he cannot experience love.
poster The Wonderful Album
The Wonderful Album
(2.7/5)
4mn - Fantasy
This is in poor condition and the hand colouring is a little rough around the edges compared to the others, but it contains some impressive ‘appearing’ effects as pieces of paper from a giant book turn in…
poster Extraordinary Illusions
Extraordinary Illusions
2mn - Comedy
Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.
poster The Famous Box Trick
The Famous Box Trick
(3.1/5)
1mn - Fantasy
A magician performs a series of magic tricks involving a boy and a box.
poster Onesime, Clockmaker
Onesime, Clockmaker
(3.2/5)
8mn - Sci-Fi, Comedy
In an effort to secure a promised inheritance, Onésime invents a time machine that speeds up activity on earth, hyper-animates men and machines, and telescopes the human life-cycle.
poster The Artist and the Dummy
The Artist and the Dummy
1mn -
A very simple gag film as a young lady substitutes herself for a dummy in order to play a practical joke on an artist.
poster The Hilarious Posters
The Hilarious Posters
3mn - Fantasy, Comedy
A wall full of advertising posters comes to life.
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