The Magician
About The Magician
Surgeon Arthur Burdon repairs Margaret Dauncey's spine and she walks. Oliver Haddo, a magician, takes hold of her. He wants a maiden's blood for an experiment to make life. Burdon comes after them. Alice Terry plays Margaret. Paul Wegener plays Haddo. Iván Petrovich plays Burdon. Rex Ingram directed.
Cast & crew
More about The Magician
Ingram adapted W. Somerset Maugham's 1908 novel and produced the picture. John F. Seitz photographed. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released it. The listed length is 83 minutes. A Warner Archive DVD in 2011 runs 88 minutes. Michael Powell is in the cast. Firmin Gémier is billed. A copy is on the Internet Archive as the-magician.
Themes
Look
John F. Seitz shot the laboratory and the Paris streets.
Preservation
Prints survive. Warner Archive issued a DVD in 2011.
Notes
- Terry was married to Ingram.
- Haddo's experiment needs her blood. The operation on her spine is a separate event.
- Carlos Clarens once called the film lost. Prints have been shown since 1993.
- Powell, later a director, is a player here.
Scenes
- Burdon gets Margaret on her feet.
- Haddo prepares the experiment that needs her blood.
Influenced by
- W. Somerset Maugham's novel The Magician (1908)
Also available
- Internet Archive (the-magician)
- Warner Archive DVD (2011)
