Underplayed Gems

A Mail Order Hypnotist (1912)

A Mail Order Hypnotist poster
Directed by
Chauncy D. Herbert
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man uses hypnosis through the mail to try to control someone. The story follows the consequences of that attempt.

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What happens

A Mail Order Hypnotist is a 1912 American silent film drama produced by Chauncey D. Herbert. The film stars Adrienne Kroell and Thomas Flynn. The film was distributed by the General Film Company and released together with The Los Angeles Police Department or The LAPD. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. The split reel measured around 800 feet (225 m). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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