A woman goes to a sideshow fortune-teller to have her fortune told, and is astonished when the man looks into his crystal ball and goes into great detail about events in her past that few people ever knew about. Shaken, she leaves and later tells her girlfriend about the incident.
The Charlatan is one of those silent films that, yeah, it holds up if you’re into classic revenge tales and psychological drama. If you don't mind a slower burn and really enjoy watching actors *act* without words, you might find something here. Folks looking for explosions or snappy dialogue will absolutely snooze, th...
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"The Charlatan is one of those silent films that, yeah, it holds up if you’re into classic revenge tales and psychological drama. If you don't mind a slower burn and really enjoy watching actors *act* without words, you might find something here. Folks looking for explosions or snappy dialogue will absolutely snooze, though. 😴The whole thing kicks off with a woman, shaken, after a visit to a sideshow fortune-teller. This guy, he’s got a crystal ball, right? But he starts spilling details from he..."
Rose Tapley
Leonard Praskins, Tom Reed, Jack Rollens, J.G. Hawks, Ernest Pascal, Robert N. Lee
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