The Hypnotic Detective (1912)
- Directed by
- Colin Campbell
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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