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Spiritisme abracadabrant
Also known as The Up-to-Date Spiritualism in the USA
(1900) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Georges Méliès
Cast: [?] Georges Méliès?
Méliès Star Film production; distributed by [?] Méliès Star Film? / Produced by Georges Méliès. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Up-to-Date Spiritualism (at 65 feet) in 1903.
Comedy: Trick film.
Synopsis: [From Méliès promotional materials] In this subject a “comique eccentric” enters the drawing room inhabited by spirits. He tries to take off his coat and hat, but these garments return to his head and shoulders as soon as he takes them off. The chairs, his umbrella, his hat, etc., fly away in different directions and by various methods.
Survival status: Print exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 8 March 2011.
References: Website-GEM; Website-IMDb.
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