The Mesmerist

Name: The Mesmerist
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003
Duration: 16 min
Rating: 8

2003 · 16 min

Drama

IMDb 6.4

not streaming

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.

Crew

Director Bill Morrison
Writer James Young
Writer Bill Morrison
Writer Emile Erckmann

Cast

Lionel Barrymore
The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
(archive footage)
Laura La Varnie
(archive footage)
E. Alyn Warren
(archive footage)

Crew

Director — Bill Morrison
Writer — James Young
Writer — Bill Morrison
Writer — Emile Erckmann

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