Svengali

Svengali(1931)

"He hypnotizes! He thrills...! Any woman caught in his spell must obey."

6.1/10
50 votes
81 minMay 20, 1931

Overview

A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.

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