L'oeuf du Sorcier

L'oeuf du Sorcier (1903) aka. The Magic Egg - stage magician Georges Méliès begins by doing some sleight of hand with an egg, before using his camera magic on it. places it upon the table with the small end downward. He then crudely draws a human face upon the shell, and the egg immediately begins growing larger and larger until it reaches the size of a normal head. The form of the egg fades away and there immediately appears the head of a very pretty girl. Then two or more of the same type appear on either side of the original. The heads of the girls are merged into one head and from this appears the hideous head of a hobgoblin. The hobgoblin fades away into the original egg. The egg is reduced to its normal size and is removed from the table by the magician, who swallows it. He then takes his place on the table, and turns into a skeleton, which is carried off by an assistant.