Underplayed Gems

The Mystic (1925)

The Mystic poster
Directed by
Tod Browning
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A silent drama about a mysterious woman who joins a traveling carnival. She becomes involved in schemes and romantic entanglements with other performers.

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What happens

The Mystic is a 1925 American MGM silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, who also co-wrote it with Waldemar Young. It is the only one of nine silent MGM films directed by Browning from 1925 to 1929 that does not star Lon Chaney. The film costars Aileen Pringle and Conway Tearle. Aileen Pringle's gowns in the film were by already famous Romain de Tirtoff (known as Erté). A print of the film exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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