
An Up-to-Date Conjurer(1899)
A film from Méliès has him playing a magician who does a few tricks including making a woman disappear.
Movie: An Up-to-Date Conjurer

L'Illusionniste fin-de-siècle
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A film from Méliès has him playing a magician who does a few tricks including making a woman disappear.
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1899-01-01
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