The Bells

The Bells

68 mins | Drama, Crime, Horror | July 29, 1926

A kindly but desperate Alsatian innkeeper named Mathias murders and robs a rich Jewish merchant staying at his inn, but the ghost of his victim will not let him rest. Meanwhile, a mysterious Mesmerist has come to town, claiming he has made many criminals confess their crimes...

The Bells

68 mins | Drama, Crime, Horror | July 29, 1926

The Bells
A kindly but desperate Alsatian innkeeper named Mathias murders and robs a rich Jewish merchant staying at his inn, but the ghost of his victim will not let him rest. Meanwhile, a mysterious Mesmerist has come to town, claiming he has made many criminals confess their crimes...
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Chadwick Pictures Corporation
Original title The Bells
Directors James Young
Writers Emile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, James Young

Cast

Lionel Barrymore

as Mathias

Caroline Frances Cooke

as Catharine

Gustav von Seyffertitz

as Jerome Frantz

Boris Karloff

as The Mesmerist

Eddie Phillips

as Christian

Lola Todd

as Annette

E. Alyn Warren

as Baruch Koweski / Jethro Koweski

Laura La Varnie

as Fortune Teller

John George

as Mesmerist Announcer (uncredited)