Director: Georges Méliès
Stars: Georges Méliès, Marguerite Thévenard, Bleuette Bernon, André Deed
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Short, Silent
Country: France
In this spectacular free adaptation of the popular theatre play “La Biche au Bois”, the valiant Prince Bel-Azor pursues a baleful old witch to her impregnable castle, to save the beautiful young Princess Azurine.
Director: Cecil M. Hepworth, Percy Stow
Stars: May Clark, Cecil M. Hepworth
Genre: Short, Family, Fantasy, Silent
Country: UK
Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors. A key opens a small door: eventually, she’s through into a garden where a dog awaits. Later, in the rabbit’s home, her size is again a problem. She tries to help a nanny with a howling baby, then a Cheshire cat directs her to a tea party where the Mad Hatter and March Hare dunk a dormouse. Expelled from the party, Alice happens on a royal processional: all the cards in the deck precede the Queen of Hearts, who welcomes then turns on Alice and calls on the royal executioner. Alice must run for her life.
Director: Edwin S. Porter (uncredited)
Stars: Gilbert M. ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson, A.C. Abadie, George Barnes
Genre: Crime, Short, Action, Silent
Country: USA
A group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.