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Svengali

Svengali

"He hypnotizes! He thrills...! Any woman caught in his spell must obey."

6.1(48 votes)
1931
1h 21m
DramaHorrorRomance

A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.

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Production

Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
GermanFrenchItalianEnglish

Reviews

CinemaSerf

7/10

John Barrymore is super as the eponymous mystic composer who entrances "Trilby" (Marian Marsh) after she comes to his studio with a desire to be a star; and a tendency to have headaches. Soon his avarice is evident as he ruthlessly exploits his charge (despite/because of his unrequited love for her) - to attain fame and fortune. The story tells the rise and fall tale cleverly, and pacily - with some great contributions from the wily Donald Crisp as the tight-fisted but generous spirited "Laird" and Luis Alberni as his long suffering violinist "Gecko". Dewy-eyed Bramwell Fletcher as "Little Billee" is less convincing as her true love, but this is a great partial-adaptation of George Du Maurier's late 19th century tale of ambition, love and power.

6/13/2022

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