The Recoil (1922)
- Directed by
- Geoffrey H. Malins
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man uses his skill in hypnosis to make his cousin commit a crime against their wealthy relative. The story follows the plan and its consequences in this silent crime drama.
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What happens
The Recoil is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Geoffrey Malins and starring Annie Esmond, Lawrence Anderson and Dawson Millward. The film's plot involves a psychic expert who hypnotises his cousin to shoot his rich uncle. The film is based on a novel by Rafael Sabatini and was made by Stoll Pictures at Cricklewood Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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