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The Forbidden Room 1914 Directed by Allan Dwan

Fulfilling a promise made to his mother on her deathbed, Dr. James Gibson finds his sister Pauline who has run away after giving birth to an illegitimate child. His sister's mind has snapped and Gibson takes his sister and his baby niece home with him. The years pass and the niece has grown into a beautiful woman, while her mother is kept locked in a room that the young woman is forbidden to enter. Gibson and his wealthy neighbor, John Morris, are both interested in hypnotism, and one night the two men conduct an experiment by hypnotizing Gibson's niece. This film is presumed lost.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company Bison Motion Pictures
Release Date 20 June 1914
20 mins
Cast
Murdock MacQuarrie Dr. James Gibson
Pauline Bush Gibson's Sister / Gibson's Niece
William C. Dowlan Prosecuting Attorney
Lon Chaney John Morris
John Burton Dr. Jarvis
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