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Hypnotising the Hypnotist

Hypnotising the Hypnotist

8m

January 1, 1911 (114 years ago)

Overview

As a bonus to this year’s screening of The Boatswain’s Mate, festival attendees can also enjoy “Vitagraph Girl” Florence Turner in this short comedy produced in 1911, when Turner was at the height of her fame that, as Jennifer Bean puts it, “mocks cultural anxieties associated with hypnosis, with the idea that one person can control the will, spirit or behaviour of another”.

ActorAge thenAge now
Florence Turner

Florence Turner

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Birthday: January 6, 1887

23 August 28, 1946 (59)
Charles Kent

Charles Kent

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Birthday: June 17, 1852

58 May 21, 1923 (70)
Charles Edwards

Charles Edwards

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Birthday: September 1, 1898

12 April 18, 1978 (79)
Kate Price

Kate Price

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Birthday: February 13, 1872

38 January 4, 1943 (70)