Film

The Spell of the Poppy

1915 · 20m · Drama

Manfredi, an habitual user of opium, is a piano player in a Chinese café. A wealthy tourist becomes interested in the young musician and sends him abroad to study. He promises Zuletta, his common law wife, that on his return he will marry her. Five years later he comes back, still addicted to the drug. Under its spell he is proclaimed a genius. Failing to make good his promise to Zuletta, he becomes infatuated with Margery Rhodes, a society girl, who comes to study music with him. So strongly is Margery influenced by her teacher, that she also acquires a taste for opium. John Hale, her lover, is in the secret service. Through the revengeful Zuletta, he learns that Manfredi conducts an opium joint. Hale has the place raided, just in time to save Mergery from a fate worse than death.

Eugene Pallette

Manfredi

Lucille Young

Zuletta

Joseph Henabery

John Hale

• Tod BrowningDirector

Release date

May 9, 1915

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

20m

Genres

Drama

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