The Bells
ShortHorror
A murderer is haunted by the spirit of his victim.
Director
Oscar Apfel
Writers
Emile Erckmann, Forrest Halsey, Edgar Allan Poe
Stars
Edward P. Sullivan, Irving Cummings, Gertrude Robinson
Release Date
February 19, 1913
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Edward P. Sullivan
as Mathias
Irving Cummings
as Christian
Gertrude Robinson
as Annette
George Siegmann
as Walter
Wilbur Hudson
as Hans
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James Ashley
as Mesmerist
👤
Irving Lewis
as Polish Jew
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Sue Balfour
as Katherine
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Margery Wheeler
as Sozel
Irene Howley
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Reliance Film Company
🏷️ Keywords
jewtwo word titlemurdermesmerist1818
🎯 Categories
HorrorShort
⭐ Featured Review
Edward P. Sullivan gives us a forceful impersonation
"A powerful presentation, in two reels, of the drama played by Sir Henry Irving so many years. Edward P. Sullivan gives us a forceful impersonation of Mathias, the murderer of the Polish Jew. Fifteen years after the crime, committed on the night of a great blizzard, we see him haunted by the jingling sleigh bells. He dreams that he is tried and sentenced to hang for the murder and the great fear of the rope about his neck brings on his death. The scenes are dramatic and consistent and the atmosphere of the whole is effective. Irving Cummings plays Christian and Gertrude Robinson, Annette. A pow..."
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📖 Synopsis
A murderer is haunted by the spirit of his victim.