The Bells

The Bells

75 mins | Drama, Crime, Horror | Jan. 1, 1931

Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn. However, Mathias' conscience will not let him rest, and the murdered man's spirit drives the innkeeper nearly mad. The victim's brother calls for an inquest and brings with him a sideshow hypnotist, who is supposedly able to read minds. Mathias, as burgomaster, is called upon to conduct the inquest, but under the intuitive eye of the hypnotist cannot resist torment of his own conscience.

The Bells

75 mins | Drama, Crime, Horror | Jan. 1, 1931

The Bells
Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn. However, Mathias' conscience will not let him rest, and the murdered man's spirit drives the innkeeper nearly mad. The victim's brother calls for an inquest and brings with him a sideshow hypnotist, who is supposedly able to read minds. Mathias, as burgomaster, is called upon to conduct the inquest, but under the intuitive eye of the hypnotist cannot resist torment of his own conscience.
Producers British Sound Film Productions
Original title The Bells
Directors Harcourt Templeman, Oscar Friedrich Werndorff
Writers C.H. Dand, Emile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian

Cast

Donald Calthrop

as Mathias

Jane Welsh

as Annette

Edward Sinclair

as Sergeant Christian Nash

O.B. Clarence

as Watchman

Wilfred Shine

as Philosopher

Ralph Truman

as Blacksmith