Whimsical Illusions (1909)

Whimsical Illusions is a 1909 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès.

Méliès appears in the film as the magician, with the actor Manuel as his assistant. Special effects in the film were created using stage machinery and substitution splices.

The film includes magic tricks Méliès had previously performed live on stage at his Paris theatre of illusions, the Théâtre Robert-Houdin: one in which giant playing-cards come from a display stand, and one in which a head comes out of a crate and chases the magician around the stage.