The Mysterious Knight (1908)

movie

Country: France
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1908-10-24
Director: Segundo de Chomón
Writers: Segundo de Chomón
Language: None | French
Stars: André Deed , Julienne Mathieu
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Le chevalier mystère , Le chevalier mystère (France, French Republic) , The Mysterious Knight (United States of America)
Plot: The Mysterious Knight first appears in a burst of flame and immediately begins to make things interesting for the amazed spectators. He dances around and cuts some funny capers and then with a swing of his sword calls up a group of beautiful Amazons, who go through a drill and then disappear. Next two young girls dressed as pages spring out from under his robe, and when he has introduced them he goes up himself in a cloud of smoke. These little pages perform some wonderful tricks, such as bringing to life the figures on a coat-of-arms, and we look on with interest as the miniature soldiers engaged in duels. One of the pages then places a sword in the middle of the stage, on the hilt of which a tiny warrior perches himself and entertains us. Finally the Knight appears again and there is a grand ensemble of all the different characters which have taken part in the performance, making a very beautiful tableau. All at once with a swing of his sword the Mysterious Knight causes the entire group to disappear and then he himself vanishes in a cloud of smoke.
IMDB:tt0312558