The Fabulous Fraud.
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✎ Suggest a correctionThis film describes the life of Franz Anton Mesmer, late eighteenth-century Austrian physician who, while practicing as a charlatan in Paris, discovers the power of hypnotism. After his science falls into disrepute, he dies in exile, not knowing the value of his research.
Copyright
1Sep48 L1794, renewed 8Sep75 R613430 Renewal claimant: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc Original author: Loew’s, Inc. 908 ft © Loew's Inc.; 1Sep48; LP1794.
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THE FABULOUS FRAUD. Loew's Inc., c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (John Nesbitt's Passing Parade) An MGM picture. Summary: This film describes the life of Franz Anton Mesmer, late eighteenth-century Austrian physician who, while practicing as a charlatan in Paris, discovers the power of hypnotism. After his science falls into disrepute, he dies in exile, not knowing the value of his research. Credits: Producer, Herbert Moulton; director, Edward Cahn; written and narrated by John Nesbitt; music score, Robert Franklyn; film editor, Conrad A. Nervig. Cast: John Baragrey, Phyllis Morris, Marcia Mae Jones, Morris Ankrum. © Loew's Inc.; 1Sep48; LP1794.
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