''Excelsior!'', released in the United Kingdom as ''The Prince of Magicians'', is a 1901 French

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, directed by

Georges Méliès Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (; ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French illusionist, actor, and film director. He led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well known for the use o ...

. It is listed as numbers 357–358 in Star Film Company's catalogues.

Synopsis

A magician pulls a handkerchief from the mouth of his assistant. From the handkerchief, he pulls a large aquarium, and uses the arms of his assistant as a pump to fill it. The magician then pulls fish from his mouth to fill the tank.

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* Films directed by Georges Méliès French silent short films French black-and-white films French comedy films 1901 comedy films 1901 films Silent comedy films 1900s French films {{1900s-France-film-stub