Spellbound (1916 film) explained

Spellbound or The One-Eyed God,^[1] is a 1916 American crime drama silent black and white film directed by Harry Harvey and produced by E.D. Horkheimer and H.M. Horkheimer.^[2] It is written by Bess Meredyth.^[3]

With another numerous films, Spellbound appropriated the medical, legal and literary tales of hypnotic crime.^[4] Oscar Cooper, in his review for Motion Picture News, doesn't bother to comment the story and acting and he offers some praise for the lighting and photography.^[5] The Salt Lake Tribune claimed that the fantastic story did not preclude at least one nod to reality.^[6]

Cast

• Lois Meredith as Elsie York
• William Conklin as Harrington Graeme
• Bruce Smith as Major Cavendish
• Edward J. Brady as Katti Hab
• Frank Erlanger as Mematu
• Edward Peters as Azetic
• R. Henry Grey as Graham

Notes and References

1. Book: Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio . Jean-Jacques . Jura . Rodney Norman . Bardin II . . 13 August 2015 . 189 . 9781476609010.
2. Book: American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 . John T. . Soister . Henry . Nicolella . Steve . Joyce . . 10 January 2014 . 540 . 9780786487905.
3. Book: Lucas, Tony . The Lucas Family . . 9781447741176.
4. Book: Andriopoulos, Stefan . Possessed: Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema . Stefan Andriopoulos . . 15 September 2008 . 92 . 9780226020570 . Peter . Jansen.
5. Oscar . Cooper . Review . 13 May 1916 . Motion Picture News.
6. News: 7 June 1919 . . Review.