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Title: The Vanishing Lady
Release Date: 1 Jan 1896
Runtime: 1m
Genre: Mystery
Director: Théâtre Robert-Houdin
Production Companies: Théâtre Robert-Houdin
Overview: Georges Méliès makes a woman disappear, then reappear.
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