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Svengali (1931)

Name: Svengali
Director: Archie Mayo
Genre: Based on, Drama, romántico
Released: 1931
Duration: 81 min
Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp, Bramwell Fletcher, Carmel Myers

1931 · Archie Mayo · 81 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.

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