The Magician
THEY FOUGHT FOR A GIRL'S SOUL!
1926 · 1h 19m · Passed
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
Rex Ingram
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The Magician
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Rex Ingram Director
- Alice Terry as Margaret Dauncey
- Paul Wegener as Oliver Haddo
- Firmin Gémier as Dr. Porhoët
- Iván Petrovich as Dr. Arthur Burdon
- Gladys Hamer as Susie Boud
- Michael Powell as Man with Balloon
- Henry Wilson as Haddo's Servant
- Hubert I. Stowitts as Dancing Faun
- Claude Fielding Cast
- Gerald Fielding Cast
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