Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer

1904 · Directed by Georges Méliès · 3 min · fantasy film, comedy film, silent film

★ 4.9/10 · 28 ratings on TMDB

A Chinese conjurer stands next to a table, it becomes two tables. A fan becomes a parasol, lanterns appear and disappear. The conjurer spins the open parasol in front of himself, and a dog leaps out from behind it. The dog becomes a woman, then a masked man appears. The conjurer sits them each on a box a few feet apart: suddenly the woman and man have changed places. The disappearing and the transfers continue in front of a simple backdrop.