A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.

Conrad Veidt
as Erik the Great

Mary Philbin
as Julie

Leslie Fenton
as Buffo

Fred MacKaye
as Mark Royce

Eddie Boland
as Agent

Anders Randolf
as Judge

Sam De Grasse
as District Attorney

Gusztáv Pártos
as Theatre Manager

William H. Turner
as Booking Agent

George Irving
as Defense Attorney
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Don't be put off by the "horror" descriptor - this isn't at all a scary film, nor does it intend to be. Conrad Veidt is smashing as the magician deeply in love with his seventeen year old assistant "Julie" (Mary Philbin), whom he wants to marry when she is old enough. Snag is, she doesn't reciprocat...