"Svengali" (1931): John Barrymore - Clip

Note: Though an early "talkie", the film bears distinctive silent-film characteristics, including a distinctive "tip of the hat" to the German Expressionistic "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920), in the form of dramatic lighting, sweeping camera work and obtuse set-designs, creating a fun-house like effect. Filmed the same year as James Whales' "Frankenstein", "Svengali" (along with "The Old Dark House" and "Dracula") bear the stamp of the earlier silent-film era.