Threshing-Machine Worked by Power (French: Batteuse à vapeur) was an 1896 French silent actuality film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's company Star Film and is numbered 65 in its catalogues. The film is currently presumed lost.
, 1minutes Directed byGeorges Méliès OriginFrance GenresComedy, Documentary ActorsGeorges Méliès, Gaston Méliès Rating51% Three men are sitting at a table, two of them playing cards while the third smokes and reads a newspaper. The man who is not playing cards calls over a young girl and has her fetch a woman with a bottle of wine. He proceeds to pour glasses for himself and his friends. After drinking the wine, the man reads a story out of the newspaper causing his friends to laugh.