Trilby

Trilby

59 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1915

A hypnotic Svengali controls the singing voice of a young starlet, but he cannot control her heart. This 1915 Maurice Tourneur film is a version of the famous duMaurier novel. It was later done in a more famous 1931 film named Svengali with John Barrymore. The later film obviously changed the title due to the huge presence of its' star.

Trilby

59 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1915

Trilby
A hypnotic Svengali controls the singing voice of a young starlet, but he cannot control her heart. This 1915 Maurice Tourneur film is a version of the famous duMaurier novel. It was later done in a more famous 1931 film named Svengali with John Barrymore. The later film obviously changed the title due to the huge presence of its' star.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Equitable Motion Pictures Corporation
Original title Trilby
Directors Maurice Tourneur
Writers Paul M. Potter, Eugenie Magnus Ingleton, George du Maurier

Cast

Wilton Lackaye

as Svengali

Clara Kimball Young

as Trilby O'Ferral

Paul McAllister

as Gecko

Chester Barnett

as Billie