A Terrible Night
About A Terrible Night
Georges Méliès, playing the sleeper himself, tries to get a night's rest. A giant spider lands on the bed. He fights it. The French title is Une nuit terrible. Star Film lists it as number 26, with the subtitle scène comique.
Cast & crew
More about A Terrible Night
Méliès directed, wrote, produced, and acted. Star Film released the comic trick short in 1896. Wikidata times it at 1 minute.
Themes
Making
The gag is one bedroom and one oversized spider. Méliès does not hand the part to another actor.
Preservation
The film survives. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Catalogue number 26 is the Star Film listing, with the descriptive subtitle scène comique.
- Méliès is the only billed performer.
- The spider is a stage prop fought on a bedroom set.
- A Commons file uses the French title.
Scenes
- The spider drops onto the bed while Méliès is trying to sleep.
- He fights it on the bed.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Une nuit terrible (1896).webm)
