Open ClassicCINEMA
Back to the collection

OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1637

Sightseeing Through Whisky

19075 minFrance
FantasyComedy

Synopsis

A tour group's footman drinks from the luggage he is carrying and falls into a classical fantasy. Ancient figures, dancers and fiery visions appear until an attempted embrace brings him abruptly back to his employers.

Watch the film ↓
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
5:29
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Georges Méliès · Public domain

Cast

Behind the scenes

Substitution cuts and pyrotechnics animate the hallucination. The performers include Fernande Albany and Manuel, both collaborators in Méliès's studio work.

Sources and availability

General references identify the work and its copy. A reference beside an editorial section is linked to the claims checked in that section.

Wikipedia — film referenceWikidata — film identity and credits

Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

The public-domain references concern the original films in the United States. Rights can differ for other countries, editions, restorations, music or translations. Sources are listed on each film page.

Availability checked on September 22, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

  • Fernande Albany — Unknown author Unknown author; https://selene.bordeaux.fr/ark:/27705/330636101_PHO_437_1?posInSet=2&queryId=e0e346f7-5f92-480f-af8a-7cd910fa66d6 · Public domain

Audience rating

Loading ratings…

Keep exploring

Collection