The Mystic Hour (1917)
Mystery | 17 May 1917
Director:
Richard RidgelyWriters:
Frederick Rath, Agnes Fletcher BainProducer:
Harry R. RaverProduction Company:
Apollo Pictures, Inc.The Mystic Hour was the sixth of eight films made by the short-lived Apollo Pictures in 1917, all but one starring Alma Hanlon. Apollo was one of several companies supplying moderately priced features to Art Dramas, Inc.
According to pre-release news items, including in the 21 April 1917 Moving Picture World, Agnes Fletcher Bain's story used and was inspired by Sigmund Freud's studies in the psychological impact of dreams, particularly The Interpretation of Dreams, which was first published in its English translation in 1913. The item stated, "The plot is so constructed the the central mystery—one so weird that it savors of the supernatural—is not solved until the finish of the picture." The following week's Moving Picture World announced that The Mystic Hour was nearing completion at Apollo's Fort Lee, NJ, studios.
Edward Ellis was originally, and mistakenly, listed as being in the cast, according to an item in the 28 April 1917 Motion Picture News. Early accounts predicted a 10 May 1917 opening for the film.
The 26 May 1917 Motion Picture News announced that the Loew's New York Theatre at Forty-fifth Street and Broadway would be releasing Art Dramas films, beginning with the opening of The Mystic Hour on 18 May 1917.
The film may have been reviewed under the title Her Masterpiece as well.
The synopsis included in the copyright descriptions was originally titled "When You and I Were Young," which was the title of a later Apollo film.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature ...
The Mystic Hour was the sixth of eight films made by the short-lived Apollo Pictures in 1917, all but one starring Alma Hanlon. Apollo was one of several companies supplying moderately priced features to Art Dramas, Inc.
According to pre-release news items, including in the 21 April 1917 Moving Picture World, Agnes Fletcher Bain's story used and was inspired by Sigmund Freud's studies in the psychological impact of dreams, particularly The Interpretation of Dreams, which was first published in its English translation in 1913. The item stated, "The plot is so constructed the the central mystery—one so weird that it savors of the supernatural—is not solved until the finish of the picture." The following week's Moving Picture World announced that The Mystic Hour was nearing completion at Apollo's Fort Lee, NJ, studios.
Edward Ellis was originally, and mistakenly, listed as being in the cast, according to an item in the 28 April 1917 Motion Picture News. Early accounts predicted a 10 May 1917 opening for the film.
The 26 May 1917 Motion Picture News announced that the Loew's New York Theatre at Forty-fifth Street and Broadway would be releasing Art Dramas films, beginning with the opening of The Mystic Hour on 18 May 1917.
The film may have been reviewed under the title Her Masterpiece as well.
The synopsis included in the copyright descriptions was originally titled "When You and I Were Young," which was the title of a later Apollo film.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
Guido Ferari, an artist, is obsessed with the desire for the death of Holbrook Clavering, a rich man who forced into marriage the beautiful, much younger Margaret Buchanan, whom Guido loves, and then seduced Guido's model, Rene. Hired to paint the newly Mrs. Clavering's portrait, Guido contends with his compulsive thoughts as he works. They disturb his sleep, and fill his every moment. One night, he awakens from a dream in which he has murdered Clavering. The next morning, Clavering is found murdered and Guido labors under the feeling that he is the murderer. Hoping to relieve Guido's fears, Margaret induces him to paint the picture of his dream. Clavering's butler sees the painting of his dead master, and is so horror stricken that he confesses to murdering Clavering for his ...
Guido Ferari, an artist, is obsessed with the desire for the death of Holbrook Clavering, a rich man who forced into marriage the beautiful, much younger Margaret Buchanan, whom Guido loves, and then seduced Guido's model, Rene. Hired to paint the newly Mrs. Clavering's portrait, Guido contends with his compulsive thoughts as he works. They disturb his sleep, and fill his every moment. One night, he awakens from a dream in which he has murdered Clavering. The next morning, Clavering is found murdered and Guido labors under the feeling that he is the murderer. Hoping to relieve Guido's fears, Margaret induces him to paint the picture of his dream. Clavering's butler sees the painting of his dead master, and is so horror stricken that he confesses to murdering Clavering for his money.
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