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'''''Hypnotized''''' is a 1932 American comedy film directed by [[Mack Sennett]].
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'''''Hypnotized''''' is a 1932 American comedy film directed by [[Mack Sennett]]. The film presents various comic plotlines about a group of circus performers on a transatlantic crossing. The plots include a prize ticket winner being hoodwinked by a crooked hypnotist and his attempts to recover the winning ticket.<ref>Brent E. Walker Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio ... 2013 0786477113 "Also aboard the ship is Professor Limberly, a hypnotist played in extravagant glory by Ernest Torrence in top hat, cape ..."</ref><ref>Michelle Vogel - ''Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's "Mexican Spitfire"'' 078646139X

2012 "Hypnotized (1932) On February 20, 1932, Hollywood Citizen News reported that Mack Sennett had been working on the script for Hypnotized since June 1931. Up to twenty writers had collaborated with him and at the time of the article it was estimated that $100,000 (approximately $1.6 million in 2011) had already been invested in the production. W.C. Fields and Charles Mack had been signed and"</ref>
==Plot==
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A group of circus performers are on a transatlantic crossing, including a prize ticket winner being hoodwinked by a crooked hypnotist and his attempts to recover the winning ticket.<ref>Brent E. Walker, ''Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio'', McFarland, 2013. {{ISBN|0786477113}}</ref>

==Production==
In 1932 Mack Sennett attempted to re-enter the feature-film market on a grand scale with ''Hypnotized''. Remembering the successful campaign for his very first feature-length comedy ''[[Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 film)|Tillie's Punctured Romance]]'', which in 1914 was the longest comedy film ever produced, Sennett planned ''Hypnotized'' along similar lines as an epic production that would be shown first-run in select [[roadshow theatrical release|roadshow]] engagements. Sennett announced that ''Hypnotized'' would run 15 reels, or two-and-a-half hours, more than twice the length of a typical comedy feature of the day.<ref>''Film Daily'', "Sennett 15-Reel Film Titled", Feb. 16, 1932, p. 2.</ref> On February 20, 1932, ''Hollywood Citizen News'' reported that Sennett had been working on the script for ''Hypnotized'' since June 1931. Up to 20 writers had collaborated with him, and the report estimated that $100,000 (approximately $2.2 million in 2024) had already been invested in the production. Sennett wanted [[W. C. Fields]] to star as a carnival hypnotist, but Fields declined and the role went to [[Ernest Torrence]], sharing the spotlight with blackface comedians [[Moran and Mack]], "The Two Black Crows". Production was completed in August 1932, but fell far short of Sennett's grandiose predictions; the finished film ran an ordinary 70 minutes and was released through ordinary channels by [[Sono Art-World Wide Pictures|World Wide Pictures]] (the feature-film outlet for Sennett's short-subject distributor, [[Educational Pictures]]) in December 1932.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Charles Murray (American actor)|Charles Murray]], Charlie O'Brien
*[[Charles Murray (American actor)|Charles Murray]] as Charlie O'Brien
*[[Ernest Torrence]], Prof. Horace S. Limberly a crooked hypnotist
*[[Ernest Torrence]] as Prof. Horace S. Limberly, hypnotist
*[[George Moran (comedian)|George Moran]] and [[Charles Mack (blackface performer)|Charles Mack]] blackface minstrel performers the [[Two Black Crows]]
*[[George Moran (comedian)|George Moran]] and [[Charles Mack (blackface performer)|Charles Mack]] as the "[[Two Black Crows]]", blackface minstrel performers
*[[Wallace Ford]], as Bill Bogard, the prize ticket winner
*[[Wallace Ford]], as Bill Bogard, the prize ticket winner
*[[Maria Alba]], Princess Mitzi
*[[Maria Alba]] as Princess Mitzi
*[[Marjorie Beebe]], Pearl, the maid
*[[Marjorie Beebe]] as Pearl, the maid
*[[Herman Bing]], Capt. Otto Von Stormberg
*[[Herman Bing]] as Capt. Otto Von Stormberg
*[[Matt McHugh]], Drummer
*[[Matt McHugh]] as Drummer
*[[Luis Alberni]], Hungarian Consul
*[[Luis Alberni]] as Hungarian Consul
*[[Mitchell Harris]], circus ringmaster
*Mitchell Harris as circus ringmaster
*Nona Mozelle, as the captain's girl friend
*Nona Mozelle as the captain's girl friend
*Alexander Carr, as Abe Shapiro
*[[Alexander Carr (actor)|Alexander Carr]] as Abe Shapiro
*Harry Schultz, as Ludwig, first mate
*Harry Schultz as Ludwig, first mate


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0023040}}

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Hypnotized
Directed byMack Sennett
Written byFelix Adler
Lewis R. Foster
Mack Sennett
Produced byMack Sennett
Distributed bySono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 1932 (1932-12-25)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hypnotized is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Mack Sennett.

Plot

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A group of circus performers are on a transatlantic crossing, including a prize ticket winner being hoodwinked by a crooked hypnotist and his attempts to recover the winning ticket.[1]

Production

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In 1932 Mack Sennett attempted to re-enter the feature-film market on a grand scale with Hypnotized. Remembering the successful campaign for his very first feature-length comedy Tillie's Punctured Romance, which in 1914 was the longest comedy film ever produced, Sennett planned Hypnotized along similar lines as an epic production that would be shown first-run in select roadshow engagements. Sennett announced that Hypnotized would run 15 reels, or two-and-a-half hours, more than twice the length of a typical comedy feature of the day.[2] On February 20, 1932, Hollywood Citizen News reported that Sennett had been working on the script for Hypnotized since June 1931. Up to 20 writers had collaborated with him, and the report estimated that $100,000 (approximately $2.2 million in 2024) had already been invested in the production. Sennett wanted W. C. Fields to star as a carnival hypnotist, but Fields declined and the role went to Ernest Torrence, sharing the spotlight with blackface comedians Moran and Mack, "The Two Black Crows". Production was completed in August 1932, but fell far short of Sennett's grandiose predictions; the finished film ran an ordinary 70 minutes and was released through ordinary channels by World Wide Pictures (the feature-film outlet for Sennett's short-subject distributor, Educational Pictures) in December 1932.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Brent E. Walker, Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio, McFarland, 2013. ISBN 0786477113
  2. ^ Film Daily, "Sennett 15-Reel Film Titled", Feb. 16, 1932, p. 2.
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