The Melomaniac
About The Melomaniac
A band leader, played by Georges Méliès, hoists a giant treble clef and turns telegraph wires into a musical staff. He pulls off copies of his own head and sets them on the lines so they spell "God Save the King." The band plays the tune. Star Film numbers 479–480. The French title is Le Mélomane.
Cast & crew
More about The Melomaniac
Méliès directed it. The negative is listed at 50 meters. The running time on record is 3 minutes. The heads are a multiple exposure.
Themes
Technique
Multiple exposure puts several copies of Méliès's head on the staff at once.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The staff is telegraph wire, not a painted backdrop only.
- The tune the heads spell is "God Save the King.
- Catalogue numbers 479–480.
- He is the only billed player.
Scenes
- He sets copies of his head on the wires until the tune can be read.
