Segundo de Chomón — Director (73)
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A Fallen Spirit (1910)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: L'Epée du spirite / Un alma reprobada …
A musketeer, whose sword has the power to transform objects at will, stays at an inn and amuses himself by mystifying his hosts. That night, a servant steals the precious talisman. But in his hands, it becomes a malevolent spirit that torments him relentlessly. Fortunately, a spiritualist arrives and puts an end to the unfortunate man's torment.
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The Haunted Hotel (1909)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: Repos impossible
Pathé film #2871. In a hotel, a weary traveler settles down to rest. But, hallucinations brought on by fatigue: monsters appear around the bed, which vanishes, while the traveler, thrown to the floor, gets up and grabs a chair. But it gives way beneath him and rolls to the other side of the room. The traveler tries again: the chair multiplies endlessly, multitudes of chairs fill the room but remain elusive to our traveler. Soon, they pile up around him, burying him as he struggles desperately… (Fondation Jerôme Seydoux-Pathé).
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Slippery Jim (1909)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: Pickpock ne craint pas les entraves
Pickpock is behind bars. But more elusive than Arsène Lupin, no chain resists him and he plays with policemen like a cat with mice. After having masterfully taken them for a ride, having brought them down to an effigy, he rolls them up and throws them out the window. But the policemen come back to life and the chase goes on. Pickpock, caught a second time, locked up behind heavy bars, finds a new way of escaping and imprisoning in turn the policemen.
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1907)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: Alí Babá Y Los Cuarenta Ladrones / Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs
The legend of Ali Baba and the forty thieves: Ali Baba discovers a hidden cave where a band of thieves have stored their enormous treasure. Cassim also learns about the cave, but he is caught by the thieves and put to death. Knowing that their secret has been found out, the thieves devise a trick in an attempt to kill Ali Baba and anyone else who might know about their hiding place.
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The Tulips (1907)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: Les Tulipes / 鬱金香 …
In a bower of giant tulips a boy and girl practice flower magic. They cause flowers and birds to open and human forms to issue therefrom, and on the black background of the wonderful garden there appear myriad flowers, in the center of each of which is a smiling feminine head. Tableaux showing pretty girl and flower effects are plentiful and the film winds up with a burst of multi-colored flame, which shoots in fiery splendor from leaves and petals.
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Chrysanthemums (1907)
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Segundo de Chomón actor: Julienne Mathieu
other title: Les Chrysanthèmes / Les chrysanthèmes
Rising from a stage are two vases which separate to reveal a female dancer behind each of the vases. They create magical circles of flowers from which other women emerge. The dancers construct an elegant floral display, in the middle of which a miniature dancer performs. Another circle of flowers is brought forward on the stage, toward the camera, and in the circle are shown a series of women. The original pair of dancers conclude by twirling their parasols.
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Tom Thumb (1909)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: Le Petit poucet / Le petit Poucet
This adaptation of Charles Perrault's classic novel briefly presents the story of a poor family who doesn't find means to sustain their home and end up being evicted from it. When the youngest of the seven children overhears his parents conversation about this sad situation, he cries for a while. But barely everyone knew, that he was about to come up with a thoughtful idea that could restore their peace and bring back their home.
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The Magic Table (1908)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: La table magique
A family tries to eat dinner, but the table vanishes and reappears, changes shape and location, all in the usual manner laid down by Melies, but here copied by Segundo de Chomón.
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Andalusian Superstition (1912)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: Superstition andalouse
A woman imagines the revenge of a gypsy that she sent away. This piece is told in multiple scenes, in an increasingly artificial world, as the venue shifts from a realistic courtyard to a wild, stagebound prison in which various stage monsters appear.
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The Bewitched Shepherd (1906)
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Segundo de Chomón
other title: L'Antre de la sorcière / L'antre de la sorcière
A young peasant leaves his cottage after a quarrel with his wife, and meets a witch. She takes him to a cavern, where after a series of encounters with goblins and other elusive creatures, he is presented with a choice of beautiful women of various races. Finally the witch makes his wife appear.