The Bells

The Bells

1931 · 75 min · ★ 8.0 · Crime, Horror, Drama

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.

Directed by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff · Written by C.H. Dand

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Donald Calthrop Mathias
Jane Welsh Annette
Edward Sinclair Sergeant Christian Nash
O.B. Clarence Watchman
Wilfred Shine Philosopher
Ralph Truman Blacksmith

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