Movies and TvShows featuring "trick-photography" theme.

A group of college students go on a vacation to Palm Springs, where they get involved in various comedic situations and romantic entanglements. Their vacation is filled with parties, attempts at seduction, pranks, and a rivalry with another fraternity. Along the way, they experience loss of virginity, encounters with prostitutes, and mishaps involving a telescope and trick photography. Through it all, they navigate the challenges of friendship, love, and coming of age.

A documentary about Die Another Day.

After the death of his wife, a grieving widower becomes obsessed with photographing fairies in an attempt to prove their existence. With the help of a skeptical journalist, he dives into a world of mystery, spirituality, and the supernatural.

Annie, left orphaned after the death of her mother, goes to live in an orphanage where she tells her fellow orphans stories of ghosts and goblins. The matron of the orphanage finds Annie's closest relative, the abusive Uncle Thomp. Her uncle who puts her to hard work doing hard labor on his farm, belittling her all the while. Big Dave, a neighbor and tough cow-poke sees this and comes to her aid. Dave becomes her protector. Eventually Annie goes to live with Squire Goode and his large family. There, she entertains the children of the household with her stories, but sees her abusive aunt and uncle as her chief tormentors. She tells stories of how the goblins will take away the children if they are not good. Each story she tells is illustrated. War breaks out and Dave, who Annie adores, enlists. Uncle Thomp, hearing that Dave has been killed in action, takes pleasure in telling Annie the news. Broken-hearted, Annie falls ill and dies in bed, surrounded by family.

The Impossible Voyage follows a group of adventurers as they embark on a perilous journey filled with disasters and calamities. From crashing trains to exploding spaceships, they must navigate extreme conditions and use their wits to survive. Based on the works of Jules Verne, this silent film takes viewers on an epic adventure through space and time.

Only a few minutes remain of this partially lost film. A scientist discovers a potion that restores things to their original form: pets, jewelry--endless possibilities. His assistant wonders about its applications, with comical results.

A snappy young book agent reforms and becomes a cook for a group of Boy Scouts.

Documentary looking at the special effects from the bond movies and the men who created them. Narrated by Marie Clairu.

A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.

In this comedy fantasy short film, a man's head is replaced with a rubber one by a mad scientist. The man then goes on to cause chaos and hilarity ensues.

An inventive use of slow-motion filming helps hammer home the gag as an unconvincing 'Indian chief' hopes to dissolve some trapped wind with a popular brand of indigestion powder.

In this silent film, Mary, Queen of Scots is shown being led to the executioner's block. She is blindfolded and kneels down, and the axe falls, severing her head from her body. The film is based on the true story of Mary's execution.

In this short horror film from 1896, a magician performs a vanishing act on stage. The audience is left amazed and puzzled by the trick. The film features trick photography and a spooky atmosphere, typical of the early silent film era.

In this comedic silent film, a man performs as a one-man band but encounters trouble when his duplicate tries to steal the show. Chaos ensues as they compete on stage while the audience struggles to tell them apart.

In the kingdom of fairies, a curse has trapped the magical realm. The evil witch has cast a spell, causing chaos and destruction. The fairy princess must find a way to break the curse and restore peace. With the help of her loyal subjects and magical creatures, she embarks on a perilous journey. Along the way, she encounters treacherous sea creatures, battles with a gargoyle, and uncovers the hidden secrets of an underwater city. As she fights against the forces of evil, she must also confront her own inner demons and prove her bravery and strength.

The Humpty Dumpty Circus is the first animated short film created in stop-motion technique. It features a circus with acrobats and animals in motion.

In this surreal comedy, an illusionist performs a magic trick with four detached heads, causing chaos and hilarity. The heads are smashed, hit in the head, and sing out of tune while a banjoist plays along. The film showcases trick photography and dismemberment, creating a unique and entertaining experience.

Cinderella is a young woman who lives a life of servitude under her stepmother and stepsisters. With the help of her fairy godmother, she is magically transformed and attends the royal ball, where she captures the heart of the prince. However, her magical transformation expires at midnight, leading to a race against time to return home before she reverts back to her ordinary life.

A young boy’s toys come to life through animation.

A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and Robert Benchley had done for years in American short subjects. Among those are the Practical Joker who will do anything for a laugh; the Party Entertainer who never stops singing; the Talkative Neigbor who forgets the time; the noisy neighbors who dance the tango all night; and women drivers, people who telephone at meal time, the friend you never saw before and amatuer medical experts. Much use of trick photography, montages, puppets and animation along with some adult Gallic wit and gentle satire.