October 17th, 2000 not yet rated 1 hr 16 min plot summary. The film stars john barrymore and costars marian marsh. Numerous films featured similar plots of malevolent males. It is based on the gothic horror novel trilby by george du maurier. Rent svengali 1931 starring john barrymore and marian marsh on dvd and bluray. With his powers of hypnosis, the cruel music teacher svengali john barrymore is able to control.
Svengali, nuray, nuray pictures, john barrymore, marian marsh, archie mayo, donald crisp, telepathic, thriller, suspense, 1931 a menacing musical maestro, played by john barrymore, uses his telepathic abilities to control a beautiful singer, played by marian marsh. Svengali 1931 pg 05221931 us drama, horror, romance, fantasy 1h 21m user score. The character was portrayed in the following films, all titled svengali. Svengali 1931 film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia svengali is a 1931 american precode dramahorror film produced and distributed by warner bros. Mar 09, 1983 svengali, the madefortelevision movie on cbs this evening at 9 oclock, has a problem. Svengali 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Svengali is based on george du mauriers 1894 gothic horror novel trilby, though film versions seem equally influenced by reallife russian mysticcharlatan rasputins influence over the tsaritsa alexandra, which began a decade or so later, and the 1931 svengali may also have been influenced by the broadway and film versions of dracula.
Offering still another variation on the trilby novel that george du maurier published in 1894, the. Svengali is a 1931 film featuring the wonderful acting talent of john barrymore who, in 1920 played the key role in the 1920 classic silent horror film dr. Svengali is a 1931 american precode supernatural dramahorror film produced and distributed by warner bros. With john barrymore, marian marsh, donald crisp, bramwell fletcher. Get in touch and we can figure out the best solution for your project. He thrills any woman caught in his spell must obey. Svengali 1931 archie mayo, john barrymore, marian marsh. He leaves a humble welsh mining town for the bright lights of london, intent on becoming the manager of the best band in the world.
One of the best and most overlooked early talkie horror films. In the 1983 movie, the names of the characters were changed. This version of the old story was made for cable television. Orchestra wives is a 1942 american musical film by 20th century fox starring ann rutherford, george montgomery, and glenn miller. While under svengalis spell, trilby forgets all about little billy terence morgan the starving artist who loves her fervently. Marian marsh in svengali, 1931 vintage fashion 1930s.
This article was most recently revised and updated by. Svengali tells the story of dixie, a small town guy with a big dream. Now rich and famous, john barrymore title character visits madame svengali formerly trilby, marian marsh and offers a soliloquy, in archie mayos svengali, 1931. Svengali is a 1931 american precode supernatural dramahorror film produced and.
Marsh went on to make dozens of films before retiring from acting in 1942, except. Peter otoole goes overthetop as a hasbeen rocker who mentors a young female singer. When he sets his sights on the beautiful trilby ofarrell. Svengali is a perfectly paced, deeply psychological horror film. The film was the second and last film to feature the glenn miller orchestra, and is notable among the many swing era musicals because its plot is more serious and realistic than the insubstantial storylines that were typical of the genre. Grubb alexander, based on the novel by george du maurier. Aug 29, 2014 svengali 1931 george du mauriers novel was the source for this and many other films story about the titled music teaching maestro played by john barrymore who hypnotizes a pretty young artists model named trilby ofarrell played by blonde marian marsh into a career as a successful singer. Svengalis a person who manipulates or controls another, especially by force of personality for malicious purposes. Svengali 1931 pg 0522 1931 us drama, horror, romance, fantasy 1h 21m user score. This isnt the last time you get to see this great actor take the reigns of horror. Svengali 1954 noel langley synopsis, characteristics.
Before john barrymore accepted the title role in svengali 1931, a film version of. This amounts to an almost complete inversion of earlier takes on the story, and it is thus. Aug 08, 2011 a music teacher uses his hypnotism skills to manipulate one of his female students and make her a star. Find great deals on ebay for svengali and svengali 1931. The earlier silent movies adapted from george dumauriers trilby had. Although she later professed to have preferred her stay with columbia pictures, marian marsh did her best work at warner bros. Svengali, an austrian film starring ferdinand bonn svengali 1927 film, directed by gennaro righelli and starring paul wegener svengali 1931 film, starring john barrymore and marian marsh. When he sets his sights on the beautiful trilby ofarrell marian marsh, she falls under his spell but her true love, billee bramwell fletcher, wont be taken easily out of the picture. This article was most recently revised and updated by kathleen kuiper, senior editor. Anyway, the film itself is well performed and worth watching if you enjoy old classic horrortype stories. Svengali is a feel good british comedy film starring jonny owen, vicky mcclure, roger evans, martin freeman and maxine peake. Watch svengali tv movie 2009 online streaming free in 720p. Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.
It received a thenrecord seven nominations, and was the first film to win more than two awards. Set in paris, its a story of sexual jealousy that, in this version, conforms to censorship demands of the time and is less suggestive than the 1931 john barrymore film itself a remake of a 1915. Svengali definition, a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives. Finally last weekend i was in a book store that was having a 50% off sale with coupons. Svengali is a 1931 film about a music maestro who controls the singing voice of the woman he loves. Svengali is better and more effective than a horror movie without quite being. The name svengali became synonymous with an authority figure or mentor who exerts undue, usually evil influence over another person. Svengali is a 1983 film about an old singer who coaches a young woman. Svengali is a voice instructor who happens to have the ability to hypnotize people particularly females to do whatever he wishes of them. Svengali es una pelicula dirigida por archie mayo con john barrymore, marian marsh, donald crisp, bramwell fletcher, ano. John barrymore, an accomplished actor, is excellent in this film version of trilby, an 1895.
Warner brothers was so pleased by the box office on this film that the studio hurriedly reteamed barrymore and marsh for another ho. With martin freeman, joel fry, matt berry, natasha okeeffe. Svengali definition of svengali by the free dictionary. Svengali 1931 archie mayo, john barrymore, marian marsh, donald crisp, drama, horror, scifi may 3, 2017 sinister music maestro svengali can control the actions of women through hypnotism and his telepathic powers. Marian marsh gives a good performance as trilby, the object of svengalis desire, and donald crisp and luis alberni provide some comic relief as a couple of struggling artists. Soraw, i have been searching for a roan copy of svengali for a couple of years. But billy doesnt forget, and follows svengali and trilby all over the world. May 08, 2017 svengali is a 1931 american precode supernatural dramahorror film produced and distributed by warner bros. Svengali, fictional character, the villain of the romantic novel trilby 1894 by george du maurier. This famous story of a highly accomplished maestro and his involvement with. His control is so strong that she can sing only if he is present. Near the beginning of the film he hypnotizes a young woman into killing herself after she leaves her rich husband.
Svengali is a 1931 film featuring the wonderful acting talent of john. Svengali synonyms, svengali pronunciation, svengali translation, english dictionary definition of svengali. John barrymore in svengali 1931 bramwell fletcher and marian marsh in svengali. Although this is not a horror film, its recommended for fans who love the style of. The most successful was the 1931 version with john barrymore in the title role. Svengali 1931, starring john barrymore as the malevolent maestro who uses telepathic powers to transform a beautiful model marian marsh into a great singer, won oscar nominations for the striking art direction of anton grot and the blackandwhite cinematography of barney mcgill. The camera is in closeup on barrymores face, with svengali. A music teacher uses his hypnotism skills to manipulate one of his female students and make her a star. Svengali is a feelgood british comedy with a heart of gold and a soundtrack to match. It was directed by archie mayo and the screenplay was written by j. With his powers of hypnosis, the cruel music teacher svengali john barrymore is able to control women. Svengali is better and more effective than a horror movie without quite being one itself. The films best moment is the celebrated covent garden climax, wherein svengali finally, and.
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