The Magician
THEY FOUGHT FOR A GIRL'S SOUL!
1926 | 79m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Rex Ingram |
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| Writer: | Rex Ingram, W. Somerset Maugham |
| Staring: |
| A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 24, 1926 |
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| Director: | Rex Ingram |
| Writer: | Rex Ingram, W. Somerset Maugham |
| Genres: | Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
| Keywords | helplessness, sorcerer, silent film, hypnotist, satyr, woman in peril, sculptress, hypnotic powers |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Alice Terry | Margaret Dauncey |
| Paul Wegener | Oliver Haddo |
| Firmin Gémier | Dr. Porhoët |
| Iván Petrovich | Dr. Arthur Burdon |
| Gladys Hamer | Susie Boyd |
| Henry Wilson | Haddo's Servant |
| Hubert I. Stowitts | Dancing Faun |
| Claude Fielding | Dancing Faun (uncredited) |
| Gerald Fielding | Dancing Faun (uncredited) |
| Rosita Garcia | Young Woman Bitten by Snake (uncredited) |
| Michael Powell | Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rex Ingram | Screenplay, Adaptation, Director |
| Grant Whytock | Editor |
| Henri Ménessier | Art Direction |
| W. Somerset Maugham | Novel |
| John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Harry Lachman | Production Manager |
| Michael Powell | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Rex Ingram | Producer |
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