The Merry Frolics of Satan

The Merry Frolics of Satan

1906 · 22 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.

Directed by Georges Méliès · Written by Georges Méliès

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