

Svengali
He hypnotizes! He thrills...! Any woman caught in his spell must obey.
In late 19th-century Paris, a sinister musical maestro uses hypnotism to control an artist's model named Trilby, turning her into a famous opera singer.
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- Language
- German
- based on novel or book
- telepathy
- artist
- unrequited love
- model
- pre-code
- hypnotism
- mesmerist
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR22 May 1931
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical20 May 1931
SwedenSE
- Theatrical28 Sept 1931
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Svengali was released on 20 May 1931.
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CinemaSerf
6/13/2022
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 contributio…
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