The Merry Frolics of Satan

The Merry Frolics of Satan

The Merry Frolics of Satan

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The Merry Frolics of Satan

1906

0h 22m

6.5(66 votes)

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

Overview

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.

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Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès

Satan

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Directed by: Georges Méliès
Written by: Georges Méliès
Produced by: Georges Méliès

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