The Devil's Pot

1895 ComedyFantasy 1 minute Directed by Gaston Velle

About The Devil's Pot

A cook leaves the kitchen and tells his assistant to watch the pot. The assistant plucks a chicken. The pot boils over. Satan comes out of the steam, creeps up on the bench, and gets into the work.

Cast & crew

More about The Devil's Pot

Gaston Velle directed. The French title is La marmite diabolique. Also called The Diabolical Saucepan. Wikidata dates a release in 1903 and gives 1 minute. IMDb dates it 1904. The year on this file is 1895.

Themes

Notes

  • The devil arrives when the stock pot boils over, not when the boy is thrown in.
  • The assistant is plucking a chicken when the steam starts.
  • IMDb and Wikidata do not agree on the year.
  • The English title on this file is The Devil's Pot.

Scenes

  • The pot boils over and Satan steps out of the steam.