Alice Guy-Blaché Movies

Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early...

A compelling investigation aimed at restoring the legacy of a fundamental yet often overlooked figure: Alice Guy, the first female director in...

Chaos erupts when a dog steals a string of sausages from a butcher shop.

Alice Guy's version of Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. This film is partially lost.

A recent immigrant learns several hard lessons about how husbands in America are expected to behave.

Dick, a young boy hears wondrous tales of London, where the streets are paved with gold. At night he dreams of the capital. The next day he leaves...

A dancer personifying Winter, dances in the snow. "L'Hiver: Danse de la neige" is the fourth and last film of the series DANSE DES SAISONS. "Le...

Impressionism and expression of a view, Mavy uses fragments of the ocean landscapes of Alice Guy's studies through fluctuations of bright nuances and...

Behind-the-scenes footage showing Alice Guy directing an early sound film.

A bunch of people run an obstacle course all around town.

Young Martha Redmond, a poor girl from a small town, leaves to find a singing career in New York City. She doesn't find success as a singer, but...

Polin performs a song.

Norma, a dancer, receives many presents from admirers. Among them she finds a peculiar looking box, out of which spring several poisonous snakes....

A father shoots his son dead because, lured by the offer of a watch, he revealed to the police where his father had hidden smugglers who had come to...

Persis Cabot, the daughter of a multi-millionaire meets young officer Harvey Forbes and falls in love but cannot marry him because of her...

A machine churns out sausages on one side and spits out hats on the other. The director of this film is not credited in any contemporary catalogues...

A hapless man tries to get undressed only to find himself magically layered in even more clothes. There is no credited director for this film. Modern...