The Magician (1926) Rex Ingram | Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, Iván Petrovich

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The Magician (1926)

The Magician is a 1926 American silent fantasy horror film directed by Rex Ingram about a magician's efforts to acquire the blood of a maiden for his experiments to create life. It was adapted by Ingram from the 1908 novel The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham. It stars Alice Terry (the director's wife), Paul Wegener and Iván Petrovich. Critic Carlos Clarens wrote that it was "perhaps the most elusive of lost films." However, since the time Clarens wrote this, various prints of the film have surfaced. Some have screened at independent movie festivals from 1993 onwards, and the film has also been shown on Turner Classic Movies. It remained commercially unavailable until being released on DVD in the Warner Brothers Archive Collection in 2011 (with a running time of 88 minutes).

A young Michael Powell made a brief appearance in a comedic role and also acted as assistant director.

Cast

Alice Terry as Margaret Dauncey
Paul Wegener as Oliver Haddo
Iván Petrovich as Dr. Arthur Burdon
Firmin Gémier as Dr. Porhoët
Gladys Hamer as Susie Boyd, Margaret's painter friend
Henry Wilson as Haddo's Servant
Hubert I. Stowitts as Dancing Faun (as Stowitts)

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