Svengali

film by Mayo [1931]

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In Archie Mayo: Films of the 1930s
…compels her to wed, while Svengali (1931) was a weak adaptation of George du Maurier’s novel Trilby, despite an effective performance by John Barrymore in the title role. Mayo then made Bought! (1931), a drama starring Constance Bennett—then Hollywood’s highest-paid actress—as a woman who aspires to be wealthy until discovering…
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