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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1228

The Mystic

192570 minUnited States

Synopsis

An American recruits a Hungarian sideshow troupe to present its performer Zara as a celebrated mystic in New York. Wealthy guests accept invitations to séances whose effects are secretly arranged. The presence of the police complicates a scheme built on making theatrical tricks appear supernatural.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 73:35
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Tod Browning · Public domain

Cast

Aileen Pringle

Conway Tearle

DirectorsTod Browning

Behind the scenes

Tod Browning's drama stars Aileen Pringle and Conway Tearle. Pringle's gowns were designed by Erté, adding fashionable spectacle to the construction of Zara's public image.

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Conway Tearle — Unknown author · Public domain

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