The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist

16 mins | Drama | Nov. 7, 2003

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.

The Mesmerist

16 mins | Drama | Nov. 7, 2003

The Mesmerist
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.
Producers Hypnotic Pictures
Original title The Mesmerist
Directors Bill Morrison
Writers James Young, Emile Erckmann, Bill Morrison

Cast

Lionel Barrymore

as The Innkeeper (archive footage)

Boris Karloff

as (archive footage)

Laura La Varnie

as (archive footage)

E. Alyn Warren

as (archive footage)