Svengali 3/10

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.

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Film & Animation

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• John
• Barrymore
• Marian
• Marsh
• Bramwell
• Fletcher
• gothic
• horror
• novel
• Trilby
• (1894
• George
• du
• Maurierhypnotist
• films
• in
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• public
• domain

[ROYALWAND]

thank-you, this is WONDERFUL

I saw this film when I was a child

& once, when I was VERY SICK

[HumppeB]

@ROYALWAND Glad you like it!

[kennedynixon]

The artist in this movie is Philip Guston.

[MrShaun42088]

DAMN- that Model just said about her figure -"Shall I show you?"

Did you see Svengali's Eyes Bugg out @-@ he was like WHAT??

Damn if she didn't just offer some...uh...services "I'd be Glad to....Perhaps you could use me sometime"

@-@ *Drool* --- Girl --don't just Come On to a bin laden looking stranger! wtf

[tonysam1955]

Marian Marsh died November 9, 2006, at the age of 93.

[grendel963]

This movie has everything; comedy, drama, horror, & even a little foot fetish tease!

[jmen4ever]

@jmen4ever Note to meself, make that FOUR years ago.

[jmen4ever]

I beleave that "trilby" at the time of this filming, was just 17 years old.She died only two or three years ago.

[str8carter]

@CristinaFernandez You know your Uni-horror, Pal!

[CristinaFernandez]

Hey, it's that guy!

The young spunky blonde guy there is actually the guy from the original Mummy movie that screamed and went insane at the beginning.

"He went for a little walk...!"