The Golden Beetle
About The Golden Beetle
An Egyptian sorcerer in a turban pulls a golden beetle off an ornate wall, conjures a fire, and throws the insect in. A six-winged woman rises out of the flames. She has tricks of her own, and a fountain appears where he expected to control her.
Cast & crew
More about The Golden Beetle
Segundo de Chomón wrote and directed the hand-colored trick film for Pathé. The French title is Le Scarabée d'or. It was also sold as The Golden Scarab.
Themes
Technique
The release print was hand-colored. The beetle-to-fairy change is a substitution cut, and the woman is shown hovering on six wings.
Preservation
The hand-colored short survives and is on Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes
- The beetle goes into the cauldron and a six-winged woman comes out.
- A fountain starts up in front of the sorcerer.
