The Cavalier's Dream (1898)

1898 · Silent film · dir. J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith

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Synopsis

He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast. Mephistopheles appears; then the old witch, who suddenly changes to a beautiful young girl. The changes and magical appearances are startling and instantaneous.

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Director

J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith

Studio

Vitagraph Company of America

Released

1898-12-22

Language

English

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Thomas A. Edison
• American Vitagraph Company
• trick film
• Paper Print Collection
• early cinema
• Library of Congress
• dreams
• stop-action cinematography
• Albert E. Smith
• J. Stuart Blackton

Cast & crew

• JJ. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith Director

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