Hypnotic Scene

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Comedy

The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform various humorous acts in a Trilby segment from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

Released: Jan 1, 1895

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