The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Rex IngramDirector
- Rex IngramScreenplay
Cast
- Alice TerryMargaret Dauncey
- Paul WegenerOliver Haddo
- Firmin GémierDr. Porhoët
- Iván PetrovichDr. Arthur Burdon
- Gladys HamerSusie Boyd
- Henry WilsonHaddo's Servant
- Hubert I. StowittsDancing Faun
- Claude FieldingDancing Faun (uncredited)
- Gerald FieldingDancing Faun (uncredited)
- Rosita GarciaYoung Woman Bitten by Snake (uncredited)
- Michael PowellMan with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
helplessnesssorcerersilent filmhypnotistsatyrwoman in perilsculptresshypnotic powers