March Melies Madness! - The Devil's Castle [Le manoir du diable] (1896)

Considered the first horror movie, and arguably the first vampire movie, The Devil's Castle (aka Le manoir du diable) runs over 3 minutes, an astonishing length for the time. The movie has been known by a variety of alternate names including The Devil's Manor, The Manor of the Devil, The House of the Devil, and The Haunted Castle. The latter is often incorrectly attributed to this film, but "The Haunted Castle" is actually the name of a different movie by Méliès, filmed 1 year later.


Music performed by Billy Duncan for Change Before Going Productions.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000091/

March Melies Madness! - The Vanishing Lady [Escamotage d'une Dame au Théâtre Robert Houdin] (1896)

Georges Méliès stops the camera to create The Vanishing Lady (aka Escamotage d'une Dame au Théâtre Robert Houdin, literally The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin). This was the 70th film by Georges Melies.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000075/

March Melies Madness! - A Terrible Night [Une Nuit Terrible] (1896)

In A Terrible Night (aka Une nuit terrible), a man tries to get a peaceful night's sleep but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed. A battle then ensues in hilarious comic fashion. This is the 26th film by Georges Méliès.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000131/

March Melies Madness! - Post No Bills [Defense d'afficher] (1896)

Long thought to be a lost film, Post No Bills (aka Défense d'afficher) was recovered in 2004 and features two bill posters fighting over a poorly-guarded off-limit wall. It is the 15th movie by Georges Méliès.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000069/

March Melies Madness! - Card Party [Une partie de cartes] (1896)

The 1st of 555 known films by Georges Méliès, Card Party (aka Une partie de cartes aka Party of Cards) is a remake (the world's 1st known movie remake) of Louis Lumiere's Card Game. The Lumière original can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VGSjgi9l4c

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000132/