''Spellbound'' or ''The One-Eyed God'', is a 1916 American

crime drama Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

silent

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directed by Harry Harvey and produced by E.D. Horkheimer and H.M. Horkheimer. It is written by

Bess Meredyth Bess Meredyth (born Helen Elizabeth MacGlashan, February 12, 1890 – July 13, 1969) was a screenwriter and silent film actress. The wife of film director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote '' The Affairs of Cellini'' (1934) and adapted '' The Unsus ...

. With another numerous films, ''Spellbound'' appropriated the medical, legal and literary tales of hypnotic crime. Oscar Cooper, in his review for ''

Motion Picture News The ''Motion Picture News'' was an American film industry trade paper published from 1913 to 1930. History The publication was created through the 1913 merger of the ''Moving Picture News'' founded in 1908 and ''The Exhibitors' Times'', founde ...

'', doesn't bother to comment the story and acting and he offers some praise for the lighting and photography. ''

The Salt Lake Tribune ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' is a newspaper published in the city of Salt Lake City, Utah. The ''Tribune'' is owned by The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc., a non-profit corporation. The newspaper's motto is "Utah's Independent Voice Since 1871." History ...

'' claimed that the fantastic story did not preclude at least one nod to reality.

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Lois Meredith Lois Meredith (alternative styling Loïs Mérédith) (June 26, 1897 – January 15, 1967) was a silent film and theatre actress. Career She infrequently appeared on the Broadway stage from 1911 to 1926. Meredith appeared in 22 films, of which 21 ...

as Elsie York *

William Conklin William Conklin (December 25, 1872 – March 21, 1935) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 80 silent films between 1913 and 1929. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Hollywood, California. Partial filmography * ''Ariz ...

as Harrington Graeme * Bruce Smith as Major Cavendish * Edward J. Brady as Katti Hab *

Frank Erlanger Frank Erlanger (March 25, 1882 – 1961), also credited as Frank A. Erlanger or Frank Charles Erlanger was a Hungarian-American silent film actor best known for his work with the Balboa Amusement Producing Company. Early life The Erlangers were a ...

as Mematu * Edward Peters as Azetic * R. Henry Grey as Graham

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* * {{TCMDb title, 553135 1916 films 1916 crime films 1916 crime drama films 1910s American films American black-and-white films Films shot in California General Film Company Silent American crime drama films