

A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.
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The Magician (1926) Trailer
Cast

Alice Terry
Margaret Dauncey

Paul Wegener
Oliver Haddo

Firmin Gémier
Dr. Porhoët

Iván Petrovich
Dr. Arthur Burdon
Gladys Hamer
Susie Boyd
Henry Wilson
Haddo's Servant
Hubert I. Stowitts
Dancing Faun
Claude Fielding
Dancing Faun (uncredited)
Gerald Fielding
Dancing Faun (uncredited)

Rosita Garcia
Young Woman Bitten by Snake (uncredited)

Michael Powell
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
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