Plot
In a scientific laboratory, aided by an assistant in a worker's apron, a magician in Renaissance garb makes two chairs, a carpet, and a woman in peasant dress appear. The magician spreads two sheets of glass across the chairs, and puts an almost flat box on top of the glass. He escorts the lady into the box, which she vanishes into, despite it being far too shallow to hold her. The magician, removing the glass setup, sits with his assistant, and shows that the lady is still inside the box. He then jumps into the box, the assistant follows, and the box rolls away of its own accord.Production
Méliès himself is the magician in the film, which uses substitution splices and multiple exposures to create its tricks.References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mysterious Box, The French black-and-white films Films directed by Georges Méliès French silent short films Trick films Articles containing video clips