Drama · United States of America · 2003 · 16m

The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist poster
Director
Bill Morrison
Cast
Lionel Barrymore as The Innkeeper (archive footage) Boris Karloff as (archive footage) Laura La Varnie as (archive footage) E. Alyn Warren as (archive footage)
Crew
Bill Morrison — Editor Bill Frisell — Original Music Composer James Young — Writer Emile Erckmann — Writer Bill Morrison — Writer Bill Morrison — Producer
Synopsis

Made by re-editing a deteriorated nitrate print of The Bells (1926), starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff, this work shows the fragility of the film image while foreshadowing the Holocaust.

Key Collaborators
Bill Morrison Director Bill Morrison Editor Bill Frisell Original Music Composer James Young Writer Emile Erckmann Writer Bill Morrison Writer Bill Morrison Producer
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