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The Mesmerist

8.0200316mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorBill Morrison
WritersJames Young·Emile Erckmann
ProducerBill Morrison

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Cast · Directed by Bill Morrison

LBLionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
The Innkeeper (archive footage)
BKBoris Karloff
Boris Karloff
(archive footage)
LVLaura La Varnie
Laura La Varnie
(archive footage)
EWE. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren
(archive footage)

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The Mesmerist — streaming FAQ

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The Mesmerist hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 26, 2003. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.