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The Magician(1926)
Status: Released
Date: 1926-10-24
61%
30 Votes
Time: 1h 23m
THEY FOUGHT FOR A GIRL'S SOUL!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Movie: The Magician
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alice Terry
Margaret Dauncey
Paul Wegener
Oliver Haddo
Firmin Gémier
Dr. Porhoët
Iván Petrovich
Dr. Arthur Burdon
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
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THEY FOUGHT FOR A GIRL'S SOUL!
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