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6.6/10   14 votes
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Writer:
John Nesbitt (writer)
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Release Date:
28 August 1948 (USA) more
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Plot:
The story of Dr. Anton Mesmer, the man who discoverd hypnotism. full summary | add synopsis
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Curious short subject on Dr. Mesmer has no resolution... more (2 total)

Cast

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John Baragrey ... Anton Mesmer
Phyllis Morris ... Rich Woman
Marcia Mae Jones ... Blind Girl
Morris Ankrum ... Blind Girl's Father
John Nesbitt ... Narrator (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Passing Parade No. 67: The Fabulous Fraud (USA) (series title)
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Runtime:
11 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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Followed by Clues to Adventure (1949) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Curious short subject on Dr. Mesmer has no resolution..., 20 September 2008
5/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

Was he a healer or a fraud? We'll never know and this short subject gives no definitive answer.

It begins with Dr. Anton Mesmer (JOHN BARAGREY) shocking a wheelchair patient into walking when he splashes liquid into her startled face. She struggles to her feet, wanting to attack him, but he reminds her that she's walking--and she faints.

Thereafter, other cures with Mesmer's "kill or cure" approach--some successful, others not.

This is one in a series from John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" and is certainly among the more curious looks at an historical figure from the 1800s. But it all leads to nothing, with no resolution even suggested.

Summing up: Not exactly mesmerizing.

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