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The Bells is a 1926 American crime film directed by James Young, starring Lionel Barrymore and featuring Boris Karloff. The story had been performed on the stage in the 19th century by Sir Henry Irving as The Bells. It was filmed previously as The Bells in 1918 with stage veteran Frank Keenan, and in a sound version, The Bells (1931), which are both considered to be lost films. Footage from The Bells was used in the short films The Mesmerist and Light Is Calling by Bill Morrison.
Original Release
07/30/1926
US Release
07/30/1926
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lionel Barrymore | Mathias |
Caroline Frances Cooke | Catharine |
Gustav von Seyffertitz | Jerome Frantz |
Lorimer Johnston | Hans |
Eddie Phillips | Christian |
Lola Todd | Annette |
Laura La Varnie | Fortune Teller |
Boris Karloff | The Mesmerist |
E. Alyn Warren | Jethro Koweski / Baruch Koweski |
Frank Austin | Old Man at Inn |
Directors
Writers
James Young, Alexandre Chatrian, Emile Erckmann, Leopold Lewis
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lionel Barrymore | Mathias |
Caroline Frances Cooke | Catharine |
Gustav von Seyffertitz | Jerome Frantz |
Lorimer Johnston | Hans |
Eddie Phillips | Christian |
Lola Todd | Annette |
Laura La Varnie | Fortune Teller |
Boris Karloff | The Mesmerist |
E. Alyn Warren | Jethro Koweski / Baruch Koweski |
Frank Austin | Old Man at Inn |
John George | Mesmerist Announcer |
Otto Lederer | Clothing Peddler |
Scotty Mattraw | Fat Townsman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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I.E. Chadwick | Producer |