The Bells (1926)
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The play The Bells (based on the French Le Juif Polonais) was brought to the screen in 1926. Lionel Barrymore plays a merchant who murders a Jewish entrepreneur and appropriates the dead man's fortune. Though no evidence exists to convict him, Barrymore cannot escape his own conscience due to the intervention of a mentalist. Whenever he hears the pealing of church bells, Barrymore is haunted by images of his crime and his victim. Of interest is the appearance of Boris Karloff, in Caligariesque makeup as the mesmerist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 87 mins
Complete Cast of The Bells
- Lionel Barrymore
- Gustav von Seyffertitz - Jerome Frantz
- Fred Warren
- Boris Karloff
- E. Alyn Warren - Baruch Koweski/Jethro Koweski
- Writer(s):
- James Young
- Producer(s):
- I.E. Chadwick
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