Movie: The Magician

Top 10 Billed Cast

Alice Terry
Alice Terry

Margaret Dauncey

Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener

Oliver Haddo

Firmin Gémier
Firmin Gémier

Dr. Porhoët

Iván Petrovich
Iván Petrovich

Dr. Arthur Burdon

Gladys Hamer
Gladys Hamer

Susie Boyd

Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson

Haddo's Servant

Hubert I. Stowitts
Hubert I. Stowitts

Dancing Faun

Claude Fielding
Claude Fielding

Dancing Faun (uncredited)

Gerald Fielding
Gerald Fielding

Dancing Faun (uncredited)

Rosita Garcia
Rosita Garcia

Young Woman Bitten by Snake (uncredited)

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    A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.

  • Release Date

    1926-10-24

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
  • Tagline

    THEY FOUGHT FOR A GIRL'S SOUL!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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