Hypnotized (1932)

A circus worker wins a sweepstakes prize of $150,000 and must travel to England to present his ticket and collect his winnings. He books passage on a transatlantic liner, but on board is a ... See full summary »

Director:

Mack Sennett

Writers:

Felix Adler, Lewis R. Foster,

Stars:

George Moran, Charles Mack, Ernest Torrence

Cast

Cast overview:
George Moran	...	Henry Johnson
Charles Mack	...	Egbert Jackson
Ernest Torrence	...	Prof. Horace S. Limberly
Charles Murray	...	Charlie O'Brien (as Charlie Murray)
Wallace Ford	...	Bill Bogard
Maria Alba	...	Princess Mitzi
Marjorie Beebe	...	Pearl - the Maid
Herman Bing	...	Capt. Von Stromberg
Alexander Carr	...	Abe Shapiro
Matt McHugh	...	Drummer
Luis Alberni	...	Consul
Harry Schultz	...	Ludwig - First Mate
Mitchell Harris	...	Ringmaster
Nona Mozelle	...	Captain's Girl Friend

Storyline

A circus worker wins a sweepstakes prize of $150,000 and must travel to England to present his ticket and collect his winnings. He books passage on a transatlantic liner, but on board is a shady hypnotist who hears about the man's good fortune. He manages to get a chance to hypnotize the winner and then takes his ticket, after which he disappears. When the man wakes up and realizes his ticket has been stolen, he sets out to find the phony "professor" and reclaim his ticket.

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Plot Keywords:

sweepstakes | blackface | hypnotism

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Gypsy

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mack Sennett Comedies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The majority of the cast and crew from the film left Ensenada, Mexico, aboard the SS Emma Alexander on July 24, 1932, and arrived in Los Angeles, California, the same day, according to the ship's List of United States citizens. The ship's manifest lists them as "Movie Company" and contains 42 members of the cast and crew already identified as working on Hypnotized, including Mack Sennett, Hattie McDaniel, Marjorie Beebe, Wallace Ford, Spec O'Donnell and many others. Eleven persons are listed on the ship's papers who were with the cast/crew, but who have not yet been identified as having worked on the film.

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Soundtracks

"Love, Bring My Love Back To Me"
Written by Desider Josef Vecsei and Bernie Grossman

User Reviews

Mack Sennett's Crime Comedy

Wallace Ford stars as Bill Bogard, a circus worker who wins a 150,000 Pound sweepstakes prize. He travels via ship to England to retrieve his winnings. Professor Limberly (Ernest Torrence), a hypnotist who is working on the cruise ship, gets wind of Bill's good luck. He manages to hypnotize Bill and get the ticket. Bill comes out of his mindless state to learn that the Professor has jumped ship, supposedly committing suicide. But Bill, with the help of a friend, manages to expose the disguised Professor and regain possession of his sweepstakes ticket.

An even balance of mystery and mirth, not nearly as bad as it's reputation.