The Bells

A kindly but desperate Alsatian innkeeper named Mathias murders and robs a rich Jewish merchant staying at his inn, but the ghost of his victim will not let him rest. Meanwhile, a mysterious Mesmerist has come to town, claiming he has made many criminals confess their crimes...

Cast

Lionel Barrymore

as Mathias

Caroline Frances Cooke

as Catharine

Gustav von Seyffertitz

as Jerome Frantz

Lorimer Johnston

as Hans

Boris Karloff

as The Mesmerist

Eddie Phillips

as Christian

Lola Todd

as Annette

E. Alyn Warren

as Baruch Koweski / Jethro Koweski

Laura La Varnie

as Fortune Teller

John George

as Mesmerist Announcer (uncredited)

Reviews

barrymost

"Hear the sledges with the bells, silver bells!" Plot in a nutshell: Mathias, a kindhearted Alsatian innkeeper, murders and robs a rich Polish merchant. The dead man's spirit will not let him rest, however, and Mathias is nearly driven insane with guilt...and the sound of sleigh bells. ...

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