How does Black Magic end?

In the final act ("Modern Archival Reality"): Despite its historical significance, the film remains lost to preservation efforts, with no prints surviving in archives as of 2024.

Black Magic (1929) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Black Magic
Genre: drama
Released: 1929
Rating: 10

Plot Analysis Summary

A technical and historical overview of the film's production, sound innovation, and archival status.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Technical Introduction

Sound Innovation

Dual Format Distribution

Modern Archival Reality

On a South Seas island, "three white derelicts drink away memories of the past. After many adventures during which a girl enters the picture, the three are rehabilitated and everything turns out happily."

Directed by

George B. Seitz

Key Cast

Josephine Dunn — Katherine Bradbroke
Earle Foxe — Hugh Darrell
John Holland — John Ormsby
Henry B. Walthall — Dr. Bradbroke
Dorothy Jordan — Ann Bradbroke

Rating: 10/10 (1 votes)