Trilby (1915) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1915 · 59 mins

Directed by

Maurice Tourneur

Starring

Clara Kimball Young, D.J. Flanagan, Chester Barnett, Paul McAllister, Wilton Lackaye

Svengali hypnotically seizes control of a young starlet’s singing voice, yet he cannot dominate her heart. Maurice Tourneur’s 1915 adaptation brings George du Maurier’s celebrated novel to the screen. A later, more widely known 1931 sound version titled Svengali stars John Barrymore, whose star power prompted the change in title. still truly praised.