Svengali
He hypnotizes! He thrills...! Any woman caught in his spell must obey.
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5/20/1931Runtime
81 minsOverview
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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A hypnotist's obsessive desire to control a young woman unfolds as a gothic tale of manipulation dressed in the language of romance. The film moves between thrilling psychology and deeply creepy possession, with the predatory nature of its central relationship simmering beneath elegant surfaces.
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John Barrymore
Svengali
Marian Marsh
Trilby O'Farrell
Donald Crisp
The Laird
Bramwell Fletcher
Billee
Carmel Myers
Madame Honori
Luis Alberni
Gecko
Lumsden Hare
Monsieur Taffy
Paul Porcasi
Bonelli
Ferike Boros
Marta (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Mme. Vinard (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
Maid (uncredited)
Rose Dione
Trilby's Mother (uncredited)
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