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A Match Box Mystery

1910-04-18 · 4 min · ★ 6.5

Fantasy · Animation

A legless seller of matches falls asleep and dreams of matches performing tricks in stop-motion animation in this trick film from 1910.

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Directors
Guido Seeber
Production companies
Deutsche Bioscope
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

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