
Black Shadows
Summary
In the shadowy labyrinth of early 20th-century psychological thrillers, "Black Shadows" unfurls a chilling narrative centered on the unsuspecting Alice, a woman whose placid existence is violently upended by the insidious machinations of a malevolent hypnotist. Stripped of her autonomy, Alice becomes a marionette in a sinister game, her will supplanted by an external, unseen force that compels her towards a life of petty larceny. The film meticulously charts her descent into a waking nightmare, where the lines between conscious choice and involuntary compulsion blur, transforming her into an unwitting criminal. As the hypnotic suggestions deepen their roots, Alice's internal conflict escalates, a silent battle waged within the confines of her own mind against an urge she cannot comprehend nor resist. The narrative masterfully explores the terrifying vulnerability of the human psyche, positing a world where personal agency can be usurped, leaving its victim to navigate a moral quagmire of stolen moments and illicit gains, all while desperately clinging to the fragments of her former self.
Synopsis
A victim of hypnotism begins to have compulsions to steal.
Director

Cora Drew, Edwin B. Tilton, Henry Hebert, Peggy Hyland, Estelle Evans, Correan Kirkham, Alan Roscoe
Joseph Anthony Roach, Natalie S. Lincoln









