Segundo de Chomón Movies

De Chomon short from 1912

Steampunk fantasia of interplanetary travel and submarine life.

Short film about a dreaming musician

A collection of eight films with magical elements born out of the eternal duality of good and evil. They were shot between 1902 and 1908, when the...

A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman.

A sorcerer draws signs on the sand making charming young women.

A rehearsal of dancing heads?

The documentary was entirely filmed in the province of Burgos, containing monuments and architecture considered emblematic of Spanish heritage. Color...

Short trick film

A remarkable early short silent movie that shows what may be achieved with the technology of the day. A woman sits in front of her dressing table...

A trick film using the reverse effect.

Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walking on the ocean floor. After encountering numerous...

In this funny picture we see the vacuum cleaner, the modern dust eradicator, performing some very droll tricks. As soon as the fellow turns on the...

A Fallen Spirit (L'Epee du spirite, 1910) by pioneer filmmaker Segundo de Chomón is a fantasy swashbuckler that opens with the arrival at an...

A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate...

Many of the scenes of this split-reel short about a bizarre group of tramp musicians who disappear into and out of drums, beach umbrellas and...

Some gnomes are searching for a wonderful spider that weaves webs of golden coins. Intent on their search, they are unaware that their movements are...

A top-hatted man gets dressed in the morning, and starts to yawn, causing his housekeeper to yawn as well. He sets off down the street where he...

In an uninhabited house, a burglar has to deal with objects that are set against him.

This magical masterpiece was released in 1912 by Segundo de Chomón.