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Svengali

- He hypnotizes! He thrills...! Any woman caught in his spell must obey.

A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.

Release Date : 1931-05-20

Language :GermanFrenchItalianEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. PicturesThe Vitaphone Corporation

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Barrymore

Character Name : Svengali

Original Name : John Barrymore

Gender : Male

Marian Marsh

Character Name : Trilby O'Farrell

Original Name : Marian Marsh

Gender : Female

Donald Crisp

Character Name : The Laird

Original Name : Donald Crisp

Gender : Male

Bramwell Fletcher

Character Name : Billee

Original Name : Bramwell Fletcher

Gender : Male

Carmel Myers

Character Name : Madame Honori

Original Name : Carmel Myers

Gender : Female

Luis Alberni

Character Name : Gecko

Original Name : Luis Alberni

Gender : Male

Lumsden Hare

Character Name : Monsieur Taffy

Original Name : Lumsden Hare

Gender : Male

Paul Porcasi

Character Name : Bonelli

Original Name : Paul Porcasi

Gender : Male

Ferike Boros

Character Name : Marta (uncredited)

Original Name : Ferike Boros

Gender : Female

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Character Name : Mme. Vinard (uncredited)

Original Name : Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Gender : Female

Yola d'Avril

Character Name : Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Yola d'Avril

Gender : Female

Rose Dione

Character Name : Trilby's Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Rose Dione

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

John Barrymore is super as the eponymous mystic composer who entrances "Trilby" (Marian Marsh) after she comes to his studio with a desire to be a star; and a tendency to have headaches. Soon his avarice is evident as he ruthlessly exploits his charge (despite/because of his unrequited love for her) - to attain fame and fortune. The story tells the rise and fall tale cleverly, and pacily - with some great contributions from the wily Donald Crisp as the tight-fisted but generous spirited "Laird" and Luis Alberni as his long suffering violinist "Gecko". Dewy-eyed Bramwell Fletcher as "Little Billee" is less convincing as her true love, but this is a great partial-adaptation of George Du Maurier's late 19th century tale of ambition, love and power.