The Jolly Skeleton ( French: Le squelette joyeux ) is a silent black and white short film from the 1898 Lumiere brothers , lasting 50 seconds.
| Funny skeleton | |
|---|---|
| Le squelette joyeux | |
| Genre | animation , horror |
| Producer | Louis Lumiere |
| Producer | Auguste Lumiere Louis Lumiere |
| Film company | Lumière |
| Duration | 50 sec |
| A country |  France |
| Tongue | silent movie |
| Year | 1898 |
| IMDb | |
Story
On the screen we see a dancing toy skeleton. His arms, legs and head fly off and again grow to the “body”. In the end, it completely scatters and gathers, and then hides from the frame.
Interesting Facts
- The film can be called the first work in the horror genre.
- Also one of the first puppet movies.
- The film is about two meters long.
Links
- " The Merry Skeleton ” on the Internet Movie Database
- Watch a movie on youtube