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L'Homme de têtes

MEL 1899-01

L'Homme de têtes

MA 1902

Four Heads Are Better Than One

Here is a film that will keep you guessing. A man is seen to lift his head from off his shoulders and places it on the table by his side. He does this three times, and seating himself on a stool with a banjo in his hands proceeds to sing and play; the three heads, all counterparts of the one on his shoulders, accompanying him. The heads annoy him so that he cannot proceed, and using the instrument as a club he smashes two of them to pieces and throws his own away. He is now left without a head. Taking one from the table which he had allowed to remain he tosses it in the air and it lands in the proper place, when he bows to the audience and vanishes. Wonderful!

LUB 1903-01

The Four Troublesome Heads

One of the most marvelous tricks ever cinematographed. The magician approaches and after the usual bow, proceeds with the tricks of taking off his own head, placing same on a table at his side. He is immediately supplied with another head, and in order to show the audience that there is no illusion about the trick, he crawls under the table, upon which is supported his first head. A second head is also removed from his shoulders, and finally a third, all being exact likenesses of the first. He is supplied with a fourth head and converses with the three severed heads on the table. Being musically inclined, he takes up a banjo and commences to play. The three severed heads are seen to sing, much to the discomfiture of the magician, who smashes the banjo over two of them, causing them to disappear. The third head is treated likewise, whereupon he throws his fourth head into the air, which again descends upon his shoulders. The magician then makes his bow and retreats from the scene. A most surprising and marvellous illusion.

MEL 1905-A

The Four Troublesome Heads

This film introduces some very ingenious tricks. The magician approaches, and after the usual bow, proceeds with the trick of taking off his own head. placing same on a table at his side. He is immediately supplied with another head, and in order to show the audience that there is no Illusion about the trick, he crawls under the table upon which is supported his first head. A second head is also removed from his shoulders, and finally a third, all being exact likenesses of the first. He is supplied with a fourth head, and converses with the three severed heads on the table. Being musically inclined, he takes up a banjo and commences to play. The three severed heads are seen to sing, much to the discomfort of the magician, who smashes the banjo over two of them, causing them to disappear. The third head is treated likewise, whereupon be throws his fourth head into the air, which again descends onto his shoulders. The magician then makes his bow and retreats from the scene. A surprising and marvelous illusion.

SEA 1908