The Mystic
| The Mystic | |
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| File:Poster of the movie The Mystic.jpg Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Tod Browning |
| Written by | Tod Browning Waldemar Young |
| Produced by | Louis B. Mayer Irving Thalberg |
| Starring | Aileen Pringle Conway Tearle |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Mystic is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, who later directed MGM's Freaks (1932). Aileen Pringle's gowns in the film were by already famous Romain de Tirtoff (Erté).[1] A print of the film exists.[2]
Plot
Zara (Aileen Pringle) is a gypsy rogue who joins with Confederate Zazarack (Mitchell Lewis) to aid Michael Nash (Conway Tearle), the crooked guardian of heiress Doris Merrick (Gladys Hulette), to gain control of her estate by way of fake seances.
Cast
- Aileen Pringle as Zara
- Conway Tearle as Michael Nash
- Mitchell Lewis as Zazarack
- Robert Ober as Anton
- Stanton Heck as Carlo
- David Torrence as Bradshaw
- Gladys Hulette as Doris Merrick
- DeWitt Jennings as Police Inspector
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Mystic". Silent Era. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ "The Mystic". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Mystic (1925 film).
- The Mystic at IMDb
- The Mystic at AllMovie
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