Thomas Edison’s “The Magician“ (1900)

The Magician is a 1900 American silent film produced by Thomas A. Edison’s Edison Manufacturing Company. According to the Edison film catalog, the film originally was sold to theaters for $. This film exemplifies the strong links between early film and magic. Just the 1900 Edison film catalog alone contained several trick films, including Ching Ling Foo Outdone, The Clown and the Alchemist, Congress of Nations, and Hooligan Assists the Magician.