Spellbound (1916 film)

Spellbound
Spellbound
Directed by	Harry Harvey
Written by	Bess Meredyth
Produced by	E.D. Horkheimer; H.M. Horkheimer;
Starring	Lois Meredith; William Conklin; Bruce Smith
Production; company	Balboa Amusement Producing Company
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	May 17, 1916 (U.S.);
Country	United States

Spellbound or The One-Eyed God,^[1] is a 1916 American crime drama silent black and white film directed by Harry Harvey and produced by E.D. Horkheimer and H.M. Horkheimer.^[2] It is written by Bess Meredyth.^[3]

With another numerous films, Spellbound appropriated the medical, legal and literary tales of hypnotic crime.^[4] Oscar Cooper, in his review for Motion Picture News, doesn't bother to comment the story and acting and he offers some praise for the lighting and photography.^[5] The Salt Lake Tribune claimed that the fantastic story did not preclude at least one nod to reality.^[6]

Plot

Cast

Lois Meredith as Elsie York
William Conklin as Harrington Graeme
Bruce Smith as Major Cavendish
Edward J. Brady as Katti Hab
Frank Erlanger as Mematu
Edward Peters as Azetic
R. Henry Grey as Graham

References

^ Jura, Jean-Jacques; Bardin II, Rodney Norman (13 August 2015). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 9781476609010.
^ Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (10 January 2014). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland Publishing. p. 540. ISBN 9780786487905.
^ Lucas, Tony. The Lucas Family. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781447741176.
^ Andriopoulos, Stefan (15 September 2008). Possessed: Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema. Translated by Jansen, Peter. University of Chicago Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780226020570.
^ Cooper, Oscar (13 May 1916). "Review". Motion Picture News.
^ "Review". The Salt Lake Tribune. 7 June 1919.

External links

[1] Jura, Jean-Jacques; Bardin II, Rodney Norman (13 August 2015). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 9781476609010.

[2] Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (10 January 2014). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland Publishing. p. 540. ISBN 9780786487905.

[3] Lucas, Tony. The Lucas Family. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781447741176.

[4] Andriopoulos, Stefan (15 September 2008). Possessed: Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema. Translated by Jansen, Peter. University of Chicago Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780226020570.

[5] Cooper, Oscar (13 May 1916). "Review". Motion Picture News.

[6] "Review". The Salt Lake Tribune. 7 June 1919.

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