Hypnotism (1954)

Hypnotism. Chelsea, London. M/S film star Hildegarde Neff sitting on her settee, she is talking to hypnotist Peter Casson who is going to hypnotise her to give her the experience for a new film role. M/S as she lays on the settee and he begins to hypnotise her. C/U of her face upside down, C/U of Peter’s face as he speaks to her. Various shots of them both, good C/U’s of their eyes. C/U of her eyes getting heavier and closing. He walks around and takes her hands then pulls her into a sitting position. He makes her believe her arm is heavy and it falls to her lap. Various shots as he wakes her up, she opens her eyes and smiles. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news