Alfred Machin

The leopard Saïda steals the famous Manneken-Pis statue, and comical events occur while the Belgian police attempt to recapture it.

Dutch girl Johanna loves poor Joachim, but marries the weathy Miller. When the miller finds out, he takes revenge. (imdb)

A hobo takes revenge to a miller who didn't give him something to eat. (imdb)

Hunting the panter.

Short silent movie on cheesemaking in the Netherlands by the French director Alfred Machin. Farmers and their wives in authentic regional costumes produce the famous small round cheese. 600.000 are traded weekly on the cheesemarket of Alkmaar. A part is transported to harbours and exported. (ruralmedia.eu)

A steel worker is told by his girl friend, that she only wants to marry a rich man. A foreign spy hears this and offers him money if he gives him the formula of the new steel he's working with. (imdb)

Each time Mrs Babylas sees an animal, she just can't help herself bring it back home...

A hobo takes revenge to a miller who didn't give him something to eat.

A married man wants to start an affair with his barber's daughter. But the Barber knows how to defend his daughter's virtue. (imdb)

On instructions of the French company Pathé Frères, Alfred Machin develops a film industry in the Netherlands and Belgium from 1912 to the advent of World War One. He directs several quality films including La Fille de Delft, Maudite soit la Guerre and this wonderful gem Le Diamant Noir. A man is accused of theft and decides to quit the country. Machin's favourite pet, the panther Mimir shares the lead roll in this film with a magpie.

Commissioned by Pathé Frères, Alfred Machin shoots several local stories in Belgium, in a typically Belgian setting. Mr Beulemeester, notorious member of the local militia and very possessive when it comes to his daughter, is in this film fooled by charmer and suitor Van Soest.

An army pilot is on a visit at the home of another army pilot in the neighboured country. He falls in love with his sister. After the outbreak of a war between the two countries, her brother is killed by her friend in a battle, he is killed by some friends of her brother. She engages her with her brother's friend who was there, but then she finds out about that battle. (imdb)

Snuders, an avaricious boat-owner, insures his boat The Joanna against accident very much above its value, and then conspires with Verhoff, a notorious drunkard and unprincipled scoundrel, to lose it at sea. The latter agrees to carry out the plan for a consideration of 300 florins, and the bargain is concluded. To lend colour to the affair, Snuders also engages young Tijen as crew, and, despite the entreaties of his sweetheart, Trunski, the latter signs on.

Prince Algabert, upholding the traditions of his forefathers, wages a ceaseless feud against the house of Rodembourg, whose reigning lord has one daughter, Elisabeth. One day, the Princess Elisabeth is captured by Algabert's vassals and, forgetful of feuds and quarrels, the Prince falls under the spell of her beauty. Prince Algabert, having released the Princess, goes to her father and begs for her hand, which is, however, haughtily refused.

Kaatje, the daughter of the miller Schoonejans, and Jef, a little shepherd, who live near Delft, are happy together. In a floral parade, the carriage the two children have decorated with tulips wins the first prize. The next day, during a thunderstorm, lightning destroys the mill and kills Schoonejans. A life of misery starts for his widow and daughter. Remembering how the theatre manager Boolmans had applauded the dancing of Kaatje and Jef, the widow takes her daughter to Amsterdam.

Two brothers - fishermen - fall for the same girl. So one decides to kill the other. But the attempt fails. (imdb)

Shot in 1908, the film shows a half-fictionalized hunting expedition in Uganda.

What we see in this short are Algerian spahis, cavalry units from that country. We watch their military evolutions, their charging at the camera and across the muddy shores. We see them at prayer.

Since a mysterious stranger and his servant settled in a manor near a Provençal village, a wave of crimes has beenfall the country and spread terror among the inhabitants. Young Jean Lormeau, refusing to give in to fear, leaves to meet the disturbing owner to discover his secret.

Little Moritz goes safari hunting.

Maurice Schwartz is a soldier somewhere in Africa in front of a painted backdrop. Assigned to guard duty while his mess mates march off, he is frightened by various wild animals. His fellow soldiers make fun of him, until they encounter wild beasts.

The African Zouaves in the Flanders.