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The Magician, Newspaper Advertisement
A towering stone idol above two small figures.
What
A 1926 newspaper theatre advertisement for The Magician, an American silent fantasy horror film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Why
Rex Ingram adapted it from W. Somerset Maugham's 1908 novel, with Alice Terry and Paul Wegener, and the critic Carlos Clarens once called it perhaps the most elusive of lost films.
Notice
The advertisement opens "Bringing a Thousand Thrills and Mysteries Never Seen On the Screen!" and the house promises "Special Music On Our Ascending Wurlitzer".
“A night with the Wurlitzer”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- The Magician (1926), dir. Rex Ingram
- Country / studio
- United States · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Format
- Other
- Poster published
- U.S. newspaper theatre advertisement, 1926
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
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