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Merry Frolics of Satan (The) AKA Les quatre cents farces du diable (short) (1899-1909)
Two travelers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil.Director: Georges Méliès
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Films
- "Le grand Méliès" (1953) (31:22)
- "Playing Cards" (1896) (1:09)
- "A Terrible Night" (1896) (1:09)
- "The Vanishing Lady" (1896) (1:16)
- "A Nightmare" (1896) (1:10)
- "The Haunted Castle" (1897) (0:45)
- "The Surrender of Tournavos" (1897) (0:58)
- "Between Calais and Dover" (1897) (1:10)
- "The Bewitch Inn" (1897) (2:02)
- "After the Ball" (1897) (1:13)
- "Divers at Work on the Wreck of the 'Maine'" (1898) (0:54)
- "Panorama from Top of a Moving Train" (1898) (1:10)
- "The Magician" (1898) (1:11)
- "The Famous Box Trick" (1898) (1:15)
- "Adventures of William Tell" (1898) (1:02)
- "The Astronomer's Dream" (1898) (3:14)
- "The Four Troublesome Heads" (1898) (1:05)
- "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" (1898) (1:11)
- "The Conjurer" (1899) (0:58)
- "The Devil in a Convent" (1899) (3:12)
- "The Pillar of Fire" (1899) (1:06)
- "The Mysterious Portrait" (1899) (1:08)
- "Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest of Dreyfus" (1899) (1:06)
- "Devil's Island - Within the Palisade" (1899) (1:07)
- "Dreyfus Put in Irons" (1899) (1:07)
- "Suicide of Colonel Henry" (1899) (1:06)
- "Landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon" (1899) (0:57)
- "Dreyfus Meets His Wife at Rennes" (1899) (1:06)
- "The Attempt Against the Life of Maitre Labori" (1899) (1:01)
- "The Fight of Reporters" (1899) (1:08)
- "The Court Martial at Rennes" (1899) (2:11)
- "Cinderella" (1899) (5:41)
- "The Mysterious Knight" (1899) (1:34)
- "Addition and Subtraction" (1900) (1:00)
- "The Cook's Revenge" (1900) (0:57)
- "The Misfortunes of an Explorer" (fragment) (1900) (0:18)
- "The One-Man Band" (1900) (1:33)
- "Joan of Arc" (1900) (10:21)
- "The Rajah's Dream" (1900) (2:27)
- "The Wizard, The Prince and the Good Fairy" (1900) (2:07)
- "The Magic Book" (1900) (2:39)
- "Up-to-Date Spiritualism" (1900) (1:11)
- "The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head" (1900) (1:18)
- "The Christmas Dream" (1900) (4:15)
- "Fat and Lean Wrestling Match" (1900) (2:16)
- "A Fantastical Meal" (1900) (1:33)
- "Going to Bed Under Difficulties" (1900) (1:54)
- "Eight Girls in a Barrel" (1900) (1:18)
- "The Doctor and the Monkey" (1900) (1:04)
- "How He Missed His Train" (1900) (1:11)
- "What Is Home Without the Boarder" (1901) (1:20)
- "The Brahmin and the Butterfly" (1901) (2:01)
- "Extraordinary Illusions" (1901) (1:48)
- "The Magician's Cavern" (1901) (2:55)
- "The Bachelor's Paradise" (1901) (1:51)
- "Excelsior! - Prince of Magicians" (1901) (2:07)
- "Blue Beard" (1901) (10:20)
- "The Hat with Many Surprises" (1901) (2:35)
- "The Man with the Rubber Head" (1901) (2:31)
- "The Devil and the Statue" (1901) (2:04)
- "The Dwarf and the Giant" (1901) (0:55)
DISC TWO
The Films
- "The Colonel's Shower Bath" (1902) (0:58)
- "The Dancing Midget" (1902) (2:44)
- "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) (12:51)
- "The Shadow-Girl" (1902) (1:02)
- "The Treasures of Satan" (1902) (2:39)
- "The Human Fly" (1902) (1:49)
- "An Impossible Balancing Feat" (1902) (1:21)
- "Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants" (1902) (4:15)
- "The Coronation of Edward VII" (1902) (3:53)
- "The Marvellous Wreath" (1903) (3:56)
- "Misfortune Never Comes Alone" (1903) (2:59)
- "The Infernal Cake-Walk" (1903) (5:22)
- "The Mysterious Box" (1903) (2:12)
- "The Enchanted Well" (1903) (3:41)
- "The Inn Where No Man Rests" (1903) (5:01)
- "The Drawing Lesson" (1903) (2:36)
- "The Witch's Revenge" (1903) (3:25)
- "The Oracle of Delphi" (1903) (1:34)
- "Spiritualistic Photographer" (1903) (2:21)
- "The Melomaniac" (1903) (2:45)
- "The Monster" (1903) (2:31)
- "The Kingdom of Fairies" (1903) (16:31)
- "The Infernal Cauldron" (1903) (1:44)
- "Apparitions" (1903) (2:42)
- "Jupiter's Thunderballs" (1903) (3:34)
- "Ten Ladies in an Umbrella" (1903) (3:03)
- "Jack Jaggs and Dum Dum" (1903) (2:38)
- "Bob Kick the Mischievous Kid" (1903) (2:04)
- "Extraordinary Illusions" (1903) (2:12)
- "Alcofribas, the Master Magician" (1903) (3:43)
- "Comical Conjuring" (1903) (2:48)
- "The Magic Lantern" (1903) (4:58)
- "The Ballet Master's Dream" (1903) (2:42)
- "The Damnation of Faust" (1903) (fragment) (6:39)
- "The Terrible Turkish Executioner" (1904) (2:24)
- "A Moonlight Serenade" (1904) (2:59)
- "Tit for Tat" (1904) (2:02)
- "The Bewitched Trunk" (1904) (3:03)
- "Untamable Whiskers" (1904) (2:47)
- "The Clockmaker's Dream" (1904) (2:40)
- "The Imperceptible Transmutations" (1904) (1:56)
- "A Miracle Under the Inquisition" (1904) (2:23)
- "Faust and Marguerite" (1904) (fragment) (4:30)
- "Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer" (1904) (3:33)
- "The Wonderful Living Fan" (1904) (3:28)
- "The Cook in Trouble" (1904) (4:36)
- "The Devilish Plank" (1904) (1:45)
- "The Mermaid" (1904) (4:08)
DISC THREE
The Films
- "The Impossible Voyage" (1904) (20:13)
- "The Firefall" (1904) (2:43)
- "The Living Playing Cards" (1905) (2:52)
- "The Black Imp" (1905) (4:03)
- "The Magic Dice" (1905) (fragment) (1:14)
- "The Lilliputian Minuet" (fragment) (1905) (0:54)
- "The Palace of the Arabian Nights" (1905) (21:04)
- "A Crazy Composer" (1905) (4:37)
- "The Enchanted Sedan Chair" (1905) (3:19)
- "An Adventurous Automobile Trip" (1905) (10:18)
- "Unexpected Fireworks" (1905) (3:06)
- "Rip's Dream" (1905) (fragment) (14:18)
- "The Scheming Gamblers' Paradise" (1906) (3:10)
- "A Mix-Up in the Gallery" (1906) (2:40)
- "The Chimney Sweep" (1906) (10:08)
- "Professor Do-Mi-Sol-Do (The Luny Musician)" (1906) (3:36)
- "The Tramp and the Mattress Makers" (1906) (4:16)
- "The Hilarious Posters" (1906) (3:30)
- "A Desperate Crime" (1906) (fragment) (7:27)
- "Punch and Judy" (1906) (fragment) (0:29)
- "A Roadside Inn" (1906) (3:30)
- "Soap Bubbles" (1906) (3:42)
- "The Merry Frolics of Satan" (1906) (17:06)
- "The Mysterious Retort" (1906) (3:25)
- "The Witch" (1906) (11:57)
DISC FOUR
The Films
- "Rogues' Tricks" (1907) (4:10)
- "The Skipping Cheeses" (1907) (4:12)
- "Tunneling the English Channel" (1907) (14:34)
- "The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon" (1907) (9:18)
- "Sightseeing Through Whisky" (1907) (5:38)
- "Good Glue Sticks" (1907) (5:11)
- "Delirium in a Studio" (1907) (fragment) (1:51)
- "The Knight of Black Art" (1908) (5:45)
- "In the Bogie Man's Cave" (1908) (5:08)
- "The Good Luck of a 'Souse'" (fragment) (1908) (3:41)
- "Justinian's Human Torches 548 A.D." (1908) (2:57)
- "The Genie of Fire" (1908) (4:32)
- "Why That Actor Was Late" (1908) (5:41)
- "Dream of an Opium Fiend" (1908) (5:08)
- "Long Distance Wireless Photography" (1908) (6:10)
- "The Prophetess of Thebes" (1908) (fragment) (1:53)
- "In the Barber Shop" (1908) (2:55)
- "The New Lord of the Village" (1908) (8:50)
- "The Miser" (1908) (fragment) (4:59)
- "Side Show Wrestlers" (1908) (7:34)
- "The Broken Violin" (1908) (fragment) (3:11)
- "The Woes of Roller Skates" (1908) (7:04)
- "His First Job" (1908) (5:03)
- "The Mischances of a Photographer" (1908) (3:18)
- "An Indian Sorcerer" (1908) (5:09)
- "A Tricky Painter's Fate" (1908) (3:46)
- "French Cops Learning English" (1908) (7:16)
- "Not Guilty" (1908) (9:59)
- "Buncoed Stage Johnnie" (1908) (fragment) (1:38)
- "A Grandmother's Story" (1908) (5:11)
DISC FIVE
The Films
- "Pharmaceutical Hallucinations" (1908) (13:28)
- "The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess" (1908) (fragment) (13:32)
- [Unidentified] (1908) (fragment) (1:33)
- "The Diabolic Tenant" (1909) (7:03)
- "Whimsical Illusions" (1909) (4:50)
- "Baron Munchausen's Dream" (1911) (10:33)
- "The Conquest of the Pole" (1912) (30:20)
- "Cinderella" (1912) (23:52)
- "The Knight of the Snow" (1912) (16:03)
- "The Voyage of the Bourrichon Family" (1913) (15:23) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (score by Donald Sosin with narration)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
The Shorts
- "The Merry Frolics of Satan" (1906) (21:44)
- "The Infernal Cauldron" (1903) (1:53)
- "The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship" (1905) (3:01)
- "The Witch" (1906) (12:35)
- "Whimsical Illusions" (1909) (5:10)
- "Joan of Arc" (1900) (10:57)
- "The Pillar of Fire" (1899) (1:14)
- "Rip’s Dream" (1905) (15:06)
- "Robinson Crusoe" (1902) (11:53)
- "The Kingdom of Fairies" (1903) (17:22)
- "The Impossible Voyage" (1904) (21:10)
- "The Diabolic Tenant" (1906) (7:31)
- "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) (16:13)
DISC TWO (DVD)
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "The Pillar of Fire" (1899) (1:14)
- "Joan of Arc" (1900) (10:57)
- "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) (16:13)
- "Robinson Crusoe" (1902) (11:53)
- "The Kingdom of Fairies" (1903) (17:22)
- "The Infernal Cauldron" (1903) (1:53)
- "The Impossible Voyage" (1904) (21:10)
- "Rip’s Dream" (1905) (15:06)
- "The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship" (1905) (3:01)
- "The Merry Frolics of Satan" (1906) (21:44)
- "The Witch" (1906) (12:35)
- "The Diabolic Tenant" (1906) (7:31)
- "Whimsical Illusions" (1909) (5:10) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (piano score with narration by Serge Bromberg)
French Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (piano score with narration)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 28-page booklet featuring liner notes by film historian Serge Bromberg and the full text of all the optional narrations.
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OVERALL: Draw
Both releases have differing additional films.
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CUTS:
- R0 Georges Méliès: First Wizard of Cinema America- Flicker Alley - No cuts - restored hand-colored version (17:06)
- R0 Méliès: Fairy Tales in Color America- Flicker Alley - No cuts - restored hand-colored version (21:44 NTSC)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/07/21
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 13/12/23UPDATE LOG:
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