The Mesmerist (2003)

Drama

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Director
Bill Morrison
Original Music Composer
B Bill Frisell
Writer
E Emile Erckmann
Writer
Bill Morrison
Editor
Bill Morrison
Producer
Bill Morrison
Writer
J James Young