Svengali
“He hypnotizes! He thrills...! Any woman caught in his spell must obey.”
In late 19th-century Paris, a sinister musical maestro uses hypnotism to control an artist's model named Trilby, turning her into a famous opera singer.
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Cast
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John Barrymore
Svengali
Known for
Grand Hotel
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Marian Marsh
Trilby O'Farrell
Known for
The Black Room
Crime and Punishment
Donald Crisp
The Laird
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Man from Laramie
Bramwell Fletcher
Billee
Known for
The Mummy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Carmel Myers
Madame Honorine
Known for
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Luis Alberni
Gecko
Known for
The Lady Eve
Easy Living
Lumsden Hare
Monsieur Taffy
Known for
Rebecca
Gunga Din
Paul Porcasi
Bonelli
Known for
Morocco
Footlight Parade
Ferike Boros
Marta (uncredited)
Known for
Bachelor Mother
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Mme. Vinard (uncredited)
Also in
The Song of Songs
The Eagle and the Hawk
Yola d'Avril
Maid (uncredited)
Known for
Cloak and Dagger
Rose Dione
Trilby's Mother (uncredited)
Also in
Freaks
Salomé
Archie Mayo Director · J. Grubb Alexander Screenplay George du Maurier Author
United States release May 22, 1931 · Produced in United States · Languages English, French, German, Italian
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
The Vitaphone Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 20, 1931
Theatrical
United States · May 22, 1931
Theatrical
Sweden
September 28, 1931 · Theatrical
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