Ferdinand Zecca Movies

The opening of this remarkable and mysterious film brings into view a scene in a parlor, with two servants discussing the easiest way to hang four...

Charles Prince, his gift of a posy spurned in favor of a rival's expensive ring, goes to enlist in the Balkan Wars. Sort of. That is, he goes to...

A well-dressed, middle-aged man is enjoying a drink at a table with a pretty young woman. He flirts with her, and she seems not to mind his...

A happy family is brought to ruin when the father starts drinking.

Backward facing camera stunt story of a man coming out of the water.

A boy armed with itching powder makes a nuisance of himself, spraying everyone in sight.

The Clever Baker, shows a not so clever baker baking.

A tramp who unwittingly starts a fire is chased by a mob of peasants.

A man flies his plane "Fend l'Air" over Paris.

Jesus appears, the doctors and sages who were engaged in a discussion listen to him amazed by his words of wisdom.

Two monks are seen sitting at a table drinking their beer and smoking their pipes. One has evidently told a funny story judging from their actions....

To fill their jars with water, a group of women gathered around the well. At one point comes Samaria, a woman known for her bad temper. Jesus appears...

Reproduction of the terrible catastrophe which annihilated the town of St. Peter on May 8, 1902.

On the theater stage, a magician makes appear and disappear his partners

A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Segundo de Chomón's remake of the...

At an island penal institution, new prisoners are brought in one-by-one, and introduced to the harsh realities of prison life. They are put in...

The wife gets up, runs to the clock and seeing the time, hurriedly awakens her husband. They will miss the train. In their hurry they cannot find...

Short film set in ancient Egypt.

To the modern viewer, it may seem peculiar that there are several movies in which a man sneaks a kiss off a young woman in a darkened railway car,...