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The Magician (1926)

THEY FOUGHT FOR A GIRL'S SOUL!

Genre : Drama, Horror

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Rex Ingram
Writer : Rex Ingram

Synopsis

A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.

Actors

Alice Terry
Alice Terry
Margaret Dauncey
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener
Oliver Haddo
Firmin Gémier
Firmin Gémier
Dr. Porhoët
Iván Petrovich
Iván Petrovich
Dr. Arthur Burdon
Gladys Hamer
Gladys Hamer
Susie Boyd
Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson
Haddo's Servant
Hubert I. Stowitts
Hubert I. Stowitts
Dancing Faun
Claude Fielding
Claude Fielding
Dancing Faun (uncredited)
Gerald Fielding
Gerald Fielding
Dancing Faun (uncredited)
Rosita Garcia
Rosita Garcia
Young Woman Bitten by Snake (uncredited)
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)

Crews

Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Director
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Producer
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Adaptation
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Novel
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Grant Whytock
Grant Whytock
Editor
Harry Lachman
Harry Lachman
Production Manager
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Assistant Director
Henri Ménessier
Henri Ménessier
Art Direction
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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