The Mesmerist (2003)

  • NR
  • 11/07/2003 (US)
  • Drama
  • 16m

Overview

Made by re-editing a deteriorated nitrate print of The Bells (1926), starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff, this work shows the fragility of the film image while foreshadowing the Holocaust.

James Young

Writer

Bill Morrison

Director, Writer

Emile Erckmann

Writer

Cast

Lionel Barrymore's headshot

Lionel Barrymore

The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Boris Karloff's headshot

Boris Karloff

(archive footage)
Laura La Varnie's headshot

Laura La Varnie

(archive footage)
E. Alyn Warren's headshot

E. Alyn Warren

(archive footage)

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