The Mesmerist

Name: The Mesmerist
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Boris Karloff, Laura La Varnie, E. Alyn Warren

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Bill MorrisonWriters: Emile Erckmann, James Young

Lionel Barrymore

as The Innkeeper (archive footage)

Boris Karloff

as (archive footage)

Laura La Varnie

as (archive footage)

E. Alyn Warren

as (archive footage)

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