The Magician opens across the U.S. in 1926. The silent film thriller by Rex Ingram is based on the novel by Somerset Maugham about a magician seeking blood to conjure life. The film was considered lost for decades until the early 1990s, and has appeared at film festivals and on Turner Classic Movies.
This Day in Halloween: Silent era thriller "The Magician" opens across the U.S. in 1926. / Illustration by Allison Jimenez