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The Magician

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Rated 6.1 on TMDB

The Magician

THEY FOUGHT FOR A GIRL'S SOUL!

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.

Released: 1926
Runtime: 1h 19m
Genres: Drama, Horror, Fantasy
Country: United States of America

Direction and writing

Michael PowellAssistant Director

W. Somerset MaughamNovel

Rex IngramDirector, Adaptation, Screenplay

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Cast

Alice TerryMargaret Dauncey
Paul WegenerOliver Haddo
Firmin GémierDr. Porhoët

Iván PetrovichDr. Arthur Burdon
Gladys HamerSusie Boyd
Henry WilsonHaddo's Servant
Hubert I. StowittsDancing Faun
Claude FieldingDancing Faun (uncredited)

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