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The Criminal Hypnotist

The Criminal Hypnotist

1909Short⏱️ 10m
ShortCrime
4.7
IMDB Rating
48 votes

To a reception there is invited a celebrated professor of hypnotism, and during the evening he obliges with an exhibition of his wonderful powers. Several of the guests are put under the influence and made to perform most ridiculo...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Owen Moore, Marion Leonard, Arthur V. Johnson
Release Date
January 18, 1909
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Owen Moore
Owen Moore
as The Man
Marion Leonard
Marion Leonard
as The Man's Fiancee
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
as The Criminal Hypnotist
David Miles
David Miles
as The Robbery Victim
Charles Inslee
Charles Inslee
as The Professor
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George Gebhardt
as The Professor's Assistant
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Harry Solter
as The Doctor
Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence
as The Maid
Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson
as Party Guest
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Anita Hendrie
as Party Guest

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph

🏷️ Keywords

melodrama

🎯 Categories

CrimeShort

⭐ Featured Review

Stereo-Types
by Single-Black-Male2004-01-23

"Because Griffith was being developing a cinematic language, his cardboard characters turned into stereotypes, and therefore had no inner life or believability whatsoever. This would be the downfall in his career, particularly in relation to 'The Birth of a Nation'...."

💡 Did You Know?

Released as a split reel along with Those Boys! (1909).

📖 Synopsis

To a reception there is invited a celebrated professor of hypnotism, and during the evening he obliges with an exhibition of his wonderful powers. Several of the guests are put under the influence and made to perform most ridiculo...