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THE MYSTIC

1926

Tod Browning

The Mystic

SYNOPSIS

A traveling fortune teller becomes involved in an elaborate scheme of deception organized by professional swindlers who exploit grief, superstition, and spiritual belief. As fraudulent séances and emotional manipulation intensify, personal loyalties begin to conflict with ambition and criminal opportunism within an atmosphere of illusion and moral instability.

CRITIQUE

Tod Browning develops themes that would define much of his later work, particularly the unstable boundary between performance, deception, and emotional vulnerability. The film combines melodrama and occult spectacle with a fascination for outsiders and marginal worlds. Though less celebrated than Browning’s later productions, it reveals a distinctive sensitivity toward illusion as both theatrical device and psychological refuge.

SCREENING AVAILABILITY

  • Theatrical screenings

  • Non-theatrical screenings

  • Festivals and cinematheques

  • Educational screenings

  • Television broadcasting

  • Digital platforms and streaming

  • Promotional and editorial use

  • Licensing of graphic and visual materials

AVAILABLE FORMATS

  • DCP

  • DCP with subtitles

  • Apple ProRes

  • MP4 Screening File

  • MP4 Rehearsal Copy for Musicians (silent films)

  • Blu-ray

  • High-resolution archival masters

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

  • Posters

  • Press stills

  • Promotional assets

  • Screening support materials

AVAILABLE SUBTITLES

  • English

  • Spanish

  • French

  • Portuguese

  • Italian

  • German

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