Gaumont Movies

This short film consists of a crazy old colonel being asked to entertain party guests about his exploits of daring. However, being a totally insane ol...

Melodrama about a rich father who gains custody of his child while the mother goes off in tears. Of course, the child is miserable even though he has...

Early "photoscene" (chronograph #7 in Gaumont catalogue) showing a performance of the cake walk. Also known as "Cake-walk nègre" by many (sadly).

Madame Ondine performs a serpentine dance surrounded by big cats.

Liberty Belle tells the story of a group of student's involvement with a group who oppose the French Algerian war. The film premiered at the 1983 Cann...

Condamné pour un crime qui n'était, selon lui, qu'un accident, Constant réussit à s'évader de la prison où il purge sa peine... Après une fuite aveugl...

Edgar Lamarck - an accountant and auditor is coming to the the shipyard on Cote d'Azur in order to check the statements. After completing his mission,...

During the Paris Commune, a boy runs across trouble at the barricade.

With the help of Lévesque and Musidora, Feuillade creates a light-hearted meta-fiction, self-parodying his own work.

A runaway barrel wreaks havoc all over the city.

An early sound-synchronized short of a rooster crowing.

A four-year-old saves the day.

Thérèse, a young flower girl, tries hard to remain virtuous but the whole world seems to conspire against her, whether her petty Paris family, or her...

Gustave (Biscot) realizes he has acquired a telekinetic power.

Poland is under Communist rule. An exiled Polish theater director is in England, enthusiastically preparing an abstract play which will criticize the...

A mischievous child feeds his father a laxative, leading to disruptive bouts of intestinal disorder—and an unexpected reward. (MoMA)

An aging engineer pursues a scheme to build a flying machine at the expense of his family's health. When his daughter falls ill, he enters a flying co...

L'Etat Sauvage is based on the novel by Georges Conchon which won the highly esteemed Prix de Goncourt. The story chronicles the mindless racism of bo...