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Svengali is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Archie Mayo. [2] The film stars John Barrymore and Marian Marsh. It is based on the 1894 George du Maurier novel Trilby and was among the many film adaptations of the book. The film was shot from January 12 to February 21, 1931.
Svengali: Directed by Archie Mayo. With John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp, Bramwell Fletcher. Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.
Sinister music maestro Svengali (John Barrymore) can control the actions of women through hypnotism and his telepathic powers. When a pupil (Carmen Myers) he seduced announces she has left her husband for him, he uses his powers to cause her suicide and promptly forgets her.
Svengali (1931), starring John Barrymore as the malevolent maestro who uses telepathic powers to transform a beautiful model (Marian Marsh) into a great singer, won Oscar nominations for the striking art direction of Anton Grot and the black-and-white cinematography of Barney McGill.
Watch the 1931 Hollywood classic movie, Svengali. Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.
Svengali: Directed by John Hardwick. With Nicola Coughlan, Martin Freeman, Matt Berry, Natasha O'Keeffe. Svengali chronicles a wide-eyed Welshman's haphazard attempts to manage an unruly rock band up the ladder of success whilst keeping his love life firmly on track.
With his powers of hypnosis, the cruel music teacher Svengali (John Barrymore) is able to control women. When he sets his sights on the beautiful Trilby O'Farrell (Marian Marsh), she falls under...
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