Svengali is a drama/horror film from 1931, directed by Archie Mayo, originally released by Warner Brothers. It starrs John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, and Bramwell Fletcher and is based on the gothic horror novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier.
It deals with an evil hypnotist who transforms a woman into a great singer, but she can only perform in a trance.
The films is now in the public domain.
Rasputin was reputed never to bathe or bathe very rarely.
tonysam1955 5 months ago
The character of Svengali must be inspired, at least in part, by Rasputin.
grendel963 7 months ago