1929·Drama·1h
7.1
★
A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.
Directed by Pál Fejős
magician
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Conrad Veidt
Erik the Great
Mary Philbin
Julie
Leslie Fenton
Buffo
Fred MacKaye
Mark Royce
Eddie Boland
Agent
Anders Randolf
Judge
Sam De Grasse
District Attorney
William H. Turner
Booking Agent
George Irving
Defense Attorney
Walter Brennan
Clown (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Julia Griffith
Crew
Pál Fejős
Director
Edward L. Cahn
Editor
Carl Laemmle
Producer
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
ardasu
6.0★ · 03/01/26
yilin ilk conrad veidti
yilin ilk conrad veidti
Giulianna
8.0★ · 01/08/26
El acto lo veía venir y cuando paso me quede así: 😱😱
Pero quien dejaría a Conrad Veidt para estar con un básico???
Pero quien dejaría a Conrad Veidt para estar con un básico???
El acto lo veía venir y cuando paso me quede así: 😱😱
Pero quien dejaría a Conrad Veidt para estar con un básico???
Pero quien dejaría a Conrad Veidt para estar con un básico???
Erik Olsson
8.0★ · 02/19/23
A peculiar mash-up of German Expressionist influence and Lon Chaney-style melodrama. Fejos' is such an interesting filmmaker I'm surprised he's not mentioned more often between this and especially Lonesome. Many of the visuals bring to mind a lot of Murnau's work. Conrad Veidt is mesmeric as always, occasionally bringing to mind Dr. Mabuse of all things. The plot seems very much in the same style as most of Lon Chaney's MGM output, particularly The Unknown, Laugh Clown Laugh, and a bit of The Unholy Three. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a vehicle for Chaney to be lured back to Universal, but Veidt was very much their Chaney replacement after The Man Who Laughs. Peculiar film, both worth seeking out. And it's only an hour!
A peculiar mash-up of German Expressionist influence and Lon Chaney-style melodrama. Fejos' is such an interesting filmmaker I'm surprised he's not mentioned more often between this and especially Lonesome. Many of the visuals bring to mind a lot of Murnau's work. Conrad Veidt is mesmeric as always, occasionally bringing to mind Dr. Mabuse of all things. The plot seems very much in the same style as most of Lon Chaney's MGM output, particularly The Unknown, Laugh Clown Laugh, and a bit of The Unholy Three. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a vehicle for Chaney to be lured back to Universal, but Veidt was very much their Chaney replacement after The Man Who Laughs. Peculiar film, both worth seeking out. And it's only an hour!
Unnombrecomun
6.0★ · 01/09/26
alyssa
6.0★ · 12/31/25