May 23, 1908
Release Date

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The New Lord of the Village (1908)

Name: The New Lord of the Village
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1908-05-23

Running Time

May 23, 1908
Release Date

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Plot.

There's a scene in a village, then there's a scene out in the wilderness with what appear to be gods, and a giant crab, and a giant frog... then there's another scene in the village... and that's it.

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Cast & Crew.

Georges Méliès

Director

Fernande Albany

The Mother

Manuel

Director

Details.

Release Date
May 23, 1908

Original Name
Le nouveau seigneur du village

Status
Released

Running Time
2m

Genres
Fantasy

Last updated: 2025-03-30

Wiki.

Le Nouveau Seigneur du village, also known as On ne badine pas avec l'amour, and known in English as No Trifling With Love and as The New Lord of the Village, is a 1908 French silent trick film released by Georges Méliès, and supervised by an actor-director employee of Méliès's, known as Manuel.