Prelude to Hitchcock?

 

The Vanishing Lady (1896)

Directed by star Georges Melies this film also features Jehanne d'Alcy. A man makes a woman disappear.

Unfortunately this film is let down by the fact that the cut to make the magic trick work is very obvious. A fun little piece of stage magic let down by the editing. Not the best of Melies's early trick photography.

2/5