Maurice Vinot

Leonce works at the Gaumont studios as star actor and his wife suspects him of being unfaithful. She finds ladies' hair on his coat, fan letters in his pocket...

This darling compilation of Feuillade's 'Le Printemps' series embodies the joyous feeling of dancing out of winter into the spring.

A silent French film depicting the story of the nativity.

Forced to renounce the woman he loves because she is to marry another, a young sailor sets sail for a distant fishing voyage. While the wedding in the village is being celebrated without joy for the bride, a shipwreck drifts towards the shore. The villagers and the wedding party rush to the lifeboat. The body of the former fiancé is brought ashore. The woman who loved him so much, overcome with grief, throws herself upon the lifeless body while the young husband goes mad.

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A newly married couple moves into a house. But the bride disappears.

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Directed by either Louis Feuillade (atributed) or by Etienne Arnaud (atributed), according to the Gaumont archives.

Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est.

An aging engineer pursues a scheme to build a flying machine at the expense of his family's health. When his daughter falls ill, he enters a flying competition to win money for her treatment, even though his design is dangerously untested.

Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est

A historical short film inspired by the Biblical story of Belshazzar's Feast.

This short film consists of a crazy old colonel being asked to entertain party guests about his exploits of daring. However, being a totally insane old coot, he runs amok acting out his war-time heroics--smashing and throwing everything in the room!

A series of seven short films of varying length demonstrating each of the seven deadly sins.

A traveler is welcomed into a fully automated hotel, where no human intervention is required. But the machines malfunction, giving the guest a nightmarish experience. Extremely dissatisfied, he wants to leave without paying. However, this possibility having been anticipated, he has no choice but to pay the bill, and also to leave a tip.

Melodrama about a rich father who gains custody of his child while the mother goes off in tears. Of course, the child is miserable even though he has everything in the world but after a weekend trip at his poor mother's house, the child realizes that money isn't everything and he has to convince the father that his money is evil.

Nymphs and cupids dance in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

Nymphs and cupids dance in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

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The winner of a footrace celebrates with his family. To illustrate his achievement, he takes a few strides in the dining room. Caught up in the excitement, the whole family follows.

Nymphs and cupids dance in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

A silent short film attributed to Louis Feuillade. This film from 1909 by Gaumont is currently lost. Do not confuse it with Pathé's film from 1905 of the same name (Les Voleurs d'enfants), which is available to watch on YouTube.