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The Mesmerist

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Made by re-editing a deteriorated nitrate print of The Bells (1926), starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff, this work shows the fragility of the film image while foreshadowing the Holocaust.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2003-11-07

Runtime: 16 mins

Director: Bill Morrison

Writer: James Young, Bill Morrison, Emile Erckmann

Spoken language: No Language

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Mesmerist

Production Companies: Hypnotic Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Lionel Barrymore
The Innkeeper (archive footage)

Lionel Barrymore

Boris Karloff
(archive footage)

Boris Karloff

Laura La Varnie
(archive footage)

Laura La Varnie

E. Alyn Warren
(archive footage)

E. Alyn Warren

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