The story of Dr. Anton Mesmer, the man who discoverd hypnotism.The story of Dr. Anton Mesmer, the man who discoverd hypnotism.The story of Dr. Anton Mesmer, the man who discoverd hypnotism.
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- TriviaGravestone is shown with epitaph: "Lived in Glory Died in Shame. Forgotten, his story Defiled his name.
Franz Anton Mesmer 1815"
- Crazy creditsMesmerize, to hypnotize or place subject in trance. See Franz Mesmer, Austrian doctor, from whose name word was coined (1733--1815).
- ConnectionsFollowed by Annie Was a Wonder (1949)
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Not So Mesmerizing
This short, loosely based on a very small portion of the life of Dr. Franz Mesmer, is short on style, substance, and running time. Actually, very few facts are related here, and the desultory manner in which they are conveyed do nothing to help this very short short.
While not exactly the inventor of hypnotism, his social impact was of such an extent that the word "mesmerized" is derived from his name. The Fabulous Fraud is not a well made, or acted, documentary short, but at a mercifully crisp 11 minute running time it's still pretty difficult to get up a head of angry before the thing is over.
Another one of the little "space filler" numbers run on TCM in the early morning hours, these shorts are still fun to watch strictly for the "What the hell is this?" oddness of it.
While not exactly the inventor of hypnotism, his social impact was of such an extent that the word "mesmerized" is derived from his name. The Fabulous Fraud is not a well made, or acted, documentary short, but at a mercifully crisp 11 minute running time it's still pretty difficult to get up a head of angry before the thing is over.
Another one of the little "space filler" numbers run on TCM in the early morning hours, these shorts are still fun to watch strictly for the "What the hell is this?" oddness of it.
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- Calaboss
- Sep 20, 2008
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- Passing Parade No. 67: The Fabulous Fraud
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- Runtime11 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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