Watch Le Diable Noir (1905)
Source And Credit
This video is hosted by and streams from Internet Archive, credited to Georges Méliès. License stated there, Public Domain. Every right stays with its owner. Request removal.
About This Film
The jump cut was the key element in early movie conjurer Georges Méliès bag of tricks, and as he grew more experienced in the production of films so his use of this trick grew more sophisticated. This ingenious little movie shows off Méliès' adeptness to good effect, and it's clear that a lot of imagination has been used in a simple tale. A mischievous devil appears in a hotel room and is just...
