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Illusion
90%
Movie
1h 24m
AI Analysis
Illusion (1929) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Illusion (1929) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A vaudeville magician team is broken up when Carlee, an ex--circus performer, becomes infatuated with socialite Hilda Schmittlap. Meanwhile his vaudeville partner, Claire, has chosen a new partner, but her "heart isn't in it" because she is disconsolate over Carlee. Curious about her new act, Carlee attends a perfor… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~84 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Illusion 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Illusion is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
90%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A vaudeville magician team is broken up when Carlee, an ex--circus performer, becomes infatuated with socialite Hilda Schmittlap. Meanwhile his vaudeville partner, Claire, has chosen a new partner, but her "heart isn't in it" because she is disconsolate over Carlee. Curious about her new act, Carlee attends a performance and sees Claire nearly killed when she fails to substitute fake bullets for real ones. Rushing to her aid, Carlee realizes how much Claire means to him.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1929-09-21
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 315795
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What is Illusion about?
A vaudeville magician team is broken up when Carlee, an ex--circus performer, becomes infatuated with socialite Hilda Schmittlap. Meanwhile his vaudeville partner, Claire, has chosen a new partner,... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Illusion?
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How long is the movie Illusion?
The official runtime for Illusion is approximately 84 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Carlee Thorpe

Nancy Carroll
Claire Jernigan

June Collyer
Hilda Schmittlap

Kay Francis
Zelda Paxton

Regis Toomey
Eric

Knute Erickson
Mr. Jacob Schmittlap

Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Jacob Schmittlap

Maude Turner Gordon
Queen of Dalmatia

William Austin
Mr. Z
- E
Emilie Melville
Mother Fay

Frances Raymond
Mrs. Y
- C
Catherine Wallace
Mrs. Z
- J
J.E. Nash
Mr. X
- W
William McLaughlin
Mr. Y

Eddie Kane
Gus Bloomberg
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