The Hypnotic Detective (1912)
- Directed by
- Colin Campbell
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
After a doctor is rejected by a widow, he fakes his own death and frames her son for murder. The son enlists a hypnotic detective to uncover the truth.
mysterioustensemelodramaticscheminginvestigativegrippingearly-cinema
What happens
The Hypnotic Detective è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Colin Campbell. Rifiutato dalla vedova Morton, il dottor Pelham, per vendicarsi, inscena la propria morte facendo risultare come colpevole il figlio della donna, Alfred. Quest'ultimo, ricorrendo all'aiuto del professor Locksley, il detective ipnotico, arriverà alla verità.Da Moving Picture World synopsis (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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