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.
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith
silent film
short film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.8 / 5
Crew
J. Stuart Blackton
Director
Popular Reviews
28 reviews
Sam Whitehorn
7.0★ · 03/17/26
Watching this so that I can be pretentious and say that I’ve watched a 19th century film (also knocking off a few shorts on my watchlist). I ac found this quite charming & liked the music even tho I doubt that it was part of the original
Watching this so that I can be pretentious and say that I’ve watched a 19th century film (also knocking off a few shorts on my watchlist). I ac found this quite charming & liked the music even tho I doubt that it was part of the original
Jade Paintin
2.0★ · 02/28/26
People in 1898 must’ve been freaking out over this
People in 1898 must’ve been freaking out over this
