The Bells (1931)
Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn. However, Mathias' conscience will not let him rest, and the murdered man's spirit drives the innkeeper nearly mad. The victim's brother calls for an inquest and brings with him a sideshow hypnotist, who is supposedly able to read minds. Mathias, as burgomaster, is called upon to conduct the inquest, but under the intuitive eye of the hypnotist cannot resist torment of his own conscience.
Directors: Oscar Friedrich Werndorff, Harcourt Templeman.
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Donald Calthrop as Mathias |
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Jane Welsh as Annette |
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Edward Sinclair as Sergeant Christian Nash |
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O.B. Clarence as Watchman |
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Wilfred Shine as Philosopher |
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Ralph Truman as Blacksmith |
| Directing | Oscar Friedrich Werndorff | Director |
| Camera | Eric Cross | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lars Moen | Editor |
| Production | Isidore Schlesinger | Producer |
| Writing | C.H. Dand | Writer |
| Writing | Emile Erckmann | Theatre Play |
| Sound | John Cox | Sound |
| Camera | Günther Krampf | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Harcourt Templeman | Director |
| Writing | Alexandre Chatrian | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Gustav Holst | Music |
| Editing | Michael Hankinson | Editor |