
Suspense.(1913)
Abandoned by her maidservant in an isolated country house, a mother must protect herself and her baby from an invading tramp while her husband races home in a stolen car to save them.


“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.

Alice Terry
Margaret Dauncey

Paul Wegener
Oliver Haddo

Firmin Gémier
Dr. Porhoët

Iván Petrovich
Dr. Arthur Burdon
Gladys Hamer
Susie Boyd
Henry Wilson
Haddo's Servant
Hubert I. Stowitts
Dancing Faun
Claude Fielding
Dancing Faun (uncredited)
Gerald Fielding
Dancing Faun (uncredited)

Rosita Garcia
Young Woman Bitten by Snake (uncredited)
The Magician is a drama, horror, fantasy film released in 1926 exploring themes of helplessness, sorcerer, silent film, hypnotist, satyr, woman in peril. Directed by Rex Ingram, it stars Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, Firmin Gémier. 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.
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