Svengali (1931)

Directed by | Archie Mayo
Written by | J. Grubb Alexander
based on the novel by George L. Du Maurier
Starring | John Barrymore
Marian Marsh
Donald Crisp
Bramwell Fletcher
Carmel Myers
Cinematography | Barney McGill
Editing by | William Holmes
Distributed by | Warner Bros.
Release date(s) | May 22, 1930
Running time | 81 Minutes
Country | United States
Language | English

Svengali is a 1931 drama/horror film starring John Barrymore, Marian Marsh and Bramwell Fletcher, directed by Archie Mayo and written by J. Grubb Alexander. It is based on a gothic horror novel by George du Maurier published in 1894 entitled Trilby. The film was originally released on May 22, 1931. The region 1 DVD was released on September 9, 2003.

Plot
The ending of the novel is changed in this film to a highly dramatic and uncompromising one by having Trilby die at Svengali's hands after he is stricken with a fatal heart attack, instead of dying of a mysterious illness a few days later. She faints after he collapses in the stage box, but Svengali revives long enough to gasp, "God grant me the one thing in death that I could not have in life". She then dies, followed by the vengeful Svengali. Billee survives the film.

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modified: 2007-06-21 06:13:43