Onésime, Trainer of Men and Horses

An early Gaumont short.

Onésime et le nourrisson de la nourrice indigne

Onésime needs to take care of an infant and does everything he can to avoid that responsibility.

Onésime Goes to Hell

Not having enough money to pay his drink bill, Onésime sells his soul to the Devil.

Zigoto Drives a Locomotive

When the train workers go on strike, Zigoto terrorizes the town in a hijacked locomotive.

Onésime and the Heart of the Gypsy

While accompanying his lady to a fashionable casino, Onésime hears someone playing an overpowering waltz on a mandolin, and he starts dancing with his lady. Everyone, from the kitchen hands to the chef, dance until their out of breath.

Onésime vs. Onésime

His double behaves very badly, while the real Onésime suffers the consequences.

Tragic Error

When he goes to Paris an aristocrat steps into a cinema and is shocked by something he sees on screen.

The Disappearance of Onésime

When Onésime gets declared dead by drowning, the supposed-widow consults a private detective specialized in missing persons.

Onésime, Post Office Employee

Users of the postal service aren't very happy that Onésime spends his work time writing love letters to a lovely lady. Understandably, the woman's husband doesn't take it very well either. To escape his wrath, Onésime can think of nothing better than slipping into the mail duct. And it's pneumatic.

Onésime's Theatrical Debut

Onésime came down and threw himself on stage, starting into the great aria at which he excelled. We must say, in respect for the truth, that he earned what critics calls "the estimated success": Onésime, who has the voice of a barrel salesman, sings like the pulley in a well.