Alice Guy-Blaché Movies

A shot of a busy street in Paris is shown in reverse.

A dog runs away with a length of sausage. Chaos erupts as the butcher chasing the dog collides with bystanders who angrily follow.

Madame Ondine performs a serpentine dance surrounded by big cats.

Cute one-trick doggie show. The backdrop is beautifully detailed, yet the illusion of depth is humorously broken by the balloon bouncing off the set.

A woman shows off her trained dogs.

Some men get into hijinks at a sidewalk cafe.

A young couple is trying to get together while the girl's father is trying to break them up.

A client has trouble listening to the photographer's instructions.

Columbine resists Pierrette's courting in favour of Harlequin in this hand-coloured short by Alice Guy.

A compellation of many silent films from all over the world, given music and sound design.

The kids of a game-keeper get into a chase with rifles.

It was the first film version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

The Professor will not allow his daughter to marry a non-musician, but Billy, her would-be suitor, cannot play a single note. When he is about to...

Early "photoscene" (chronograph #7 in Gaumont catalogue) showing a performance of the cake walk. Also known as "Cake-walk nègre" by many...

Behind-the-scenes footage showing Alice Guy directing an early sound film.

Serpentine dance.

Starring 'Les Omers' as a bunch of bricklayers causing trouble for the local cops.

A runaway barrel wreaks havoc all over the city.

"This funny individual will make you laugh until your sides ache. He is funny in all his actions, yet when he puts on his shoes you can imagine the...

Mme. Bob Walter performs the serpentine dance.