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A drama film based on the novel Trilby, starring John Barrymore as a sinister singing teacher who hypnotizes Marian Marsh as his protégée. The film was shot in 1931 and released in May 1931, but did not perform well at the box office.
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.
- (2.6K)
- Drama, Horror, Romance
- Archie Mayo
- 1931-05-22
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.
- Archie Mayo
- John Barrymore
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.
- 81 min
- 18.9K
- Hollywood Classics
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.
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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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