Trick Film Movies

An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air. There is no credited director for this film, although three different persons get attributed,...

A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.

A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.

The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter, and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled...

A man misses his train due to his clothes turning into other types of clothes.

The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...

A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Ferdinand Zecca's own remake of the same...

A pickpocket manages to escape the police through a series of fantastic tricks. The director in this film is unknown.

Cretinetti sidesteps his creditors using several amazing tricks.

A juggler enters upon the scene, picks up a skull, throws it into the air, catches it in his hands, where it is transformed into a handkerchief. The...

A love doctor successfully produces men on order for needy women, until his system for delivering them – through the mail as puppets in...

Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends,...

Showing the interior of a dining room of a modest cottage, whereto enter a young couple to partake in their meal, which is being served up by the...

A family sits down to enjoy a meal that ends up being fraught with complications.

Four prisoners, in convicts' stripes, march backwards down stairs and, under the watchful eyes of guards, hop backwards into their cells. Later, one...

The picture opens with the Sultan lying down to rest on his luxurious cushioned couch. The scene changes to the grounds around the palace.

A mischievous witch uses her dark magic on an innocent cyclist until he is all confused. He is forced to pedal backwards and at the same time, his...

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

Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.