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The Bells (1926)

92 min  -  Crime | Drama | Horror  -   30 July 1926 (USA)
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Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn But Mathias' conscience will not let him rest... See full summary »

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James Young
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lionel Barrymore ...
Caroline Frances Cooke Caroline Frances Cooke ...
Gustav von Seyffertitz Gustav von Seyffertitz ...
Lorimer Johnston Lorimer Johnston ...
Eddie Phillips Eddie Phillips ...
Christian (as Edward Phillips)
Lola Todd Lola Todd ...
Laura La Varnie Laura La Varnie ...
Fortune teller (as Laura Lavarnie)
Boris Karloff ...
E. Alyn Warren E. Alyn Warren ...
Jethro Koweski / Baruch Koweski
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Storyline

Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn But Mathias' conscience will not let him rest, and the murdered man's spirit drives the innkeeper nearly mad. The victim's brother calls for an inquest and brings with him a sideshow mesmerist supposedly able to read minds. Mathias, as burgomaster, is called upon to conduct the inquest, but under the intuitive eye of the mesmerist cannot resist torment of his own conscience. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Crime | Drama | Horror

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1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Immediate inspiration for the Sept. 1926 film seems to have been the April 1926 New York stage adaptation (one of many). On Broadway that April, director Rollo Lloyd also acted the lead role of Mathias (played by Lionel Barrymore's in the film) and Edward Loeffler played the mesmerist (Boris Karloff in the film). J.M. Kerrigan (later seen in a number of John Ford films) on Broadway '26 played Father Walter. See more »

Connections

Remade as The Burgomeister (1935) See more »