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An Evil Power

  • 1911
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DramaShort

"Soon after his engagement to Margaret Kingon, Chas. Burnham is called to Honolulu on account of the illness of his mother. While he is away, Margaret and some friends visit a medium, Antoni... Read all"Soon after his engagement to Margaret Kingon, Chas. Burnham is called to Honolulu on account of the illness of his mother. While he is away, Margaret and some friends visit a medium, Antonio Guiseppi, who, with his power, persuades her to return the next day. Doing so, she falls... Read all"Soon after his engagement to Margaret Kingon, Chas. Burnham is called to Honolulu on account of the illness of his mother. While he is away, Margaret and some friends visit a medium, Antonio Guiseppi, who, with his power, persuades her to return the next day. Doing so, she falls completely under his influence and is told, among other things, that Burnham is false. He... Read all

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    • Sydney Ayres
    • Frank Clark
    • Frank Richardson
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    Sydney Ayres
    Sydney Ayres
    • Charles Burnham Jr.
    Frank Clark
    • Charles Burnham Sr.
    Frank Richardson
    • Lymon Kingdon
    Al Ernest Garcia
    Al Ernest Garcia
    • Antonio Guiseppe
    • (as Al E. Garcia)
    Fred Huntley
    Fred Huntley
    • The Clergyman
    • (as F.W. Huntley)
    Roy Watson
    • Jeems
    Edward H. Philbrook
    • The Policeman
    Phyllis Gordon
    Phyllis Gordon
    • Margaret Kingdon
    Eugenie Besserer
    Eugenie Besserer
    • Madame Celeste
    Betty Harte
    Betty Harte
    • Alice Morgan
    Bessie Eyton
    Bessie Eyton
    • Emilia
    Genevieve Davis
    Genevieve Davis
    • Marie
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    An illustration of what a hypnotist might be able to do

    In this picture, which, by the way, is not entirely agreeable, there is an illustration of what a hypnotist might be able to do. He succeeded in weaving a spell about this unfortunate girl which won her away from her friends, fortunately for her, her former maid sees her entering a strange house and informs her father. He and her lover enter a taxicab and are driven to the house, arriving just in time to prevent a farcical wedding between the girl and the medium. The lover nearly chokes the medium to death and compels him to release the girl from his power. She renews her engagement and all ends happily. - The Moving Picture World, December 16, 1911

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      • November 30, 1911 (United States)
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