Product Details

• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Quality Information Publishers Inc.
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000T9RAF0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,658 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This compilation features (2) two films about the art of hypnosis. Patients are put into hypnotic states by hypnotists and then tested for reactions to a variety of stimulus, both physical and psychological. This is a fascinating look at this psychotherapy technique. Table Of Contents: (1) Photographic Studies in Hypnosis (1930s) - This silent film shows a woman being hypnotized and includes both pre and post hypnosis scenes. The hypnotist demonstrates how a patient's mind can be manipulated as he pinpricks and burns his patient with controlled and suggestive reactions - 9 Minutes (2) Unconscious Motivation (1940s) - This unrehearsed session of hypnosis features two students whom are given false memories. The pair are then tested about their memories and are given some basic psychological tests to see the effects of the hypnosis - 39 Minutes

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3.0 out of 5 stars These are, evidently, in the public domain and available for free on the internet., November 22, 2010

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D. E. King - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Hypnosis Films DVD: 1930s - 1940s Hypnotism, Hypnotist Sessions, Suggestive Psychotherapy And Hypnotherapy & Hypnotic / Hypnotize History Video Films (DVD)

The film of the young woman and man (probably college students) given false memories is especially interesting.

However, both videos are available for free at the Prelinger Archives ( [...] ). The Prelinger Archives (at archive dot org) descriptions state that both films are in the public domain, so I guess it is okay for anyone to copy them to CDs or DVDs and then sell them.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting however almost no content, December 25, 2009

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G. Lee Ashburn "Hypno book nut" (Murfreesboro, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Hypnosis Films DVD: 1930s - 1940s Hypnotism, Hypnotist Sessions, Suggestive Psychotherapy And Hypnotherapy & Hypnotic / Hypnotize History Video Films (DVD)

I purchased this video and upon watching I was definitely disappointed. The quality of the videos was not a problem it's what you would expect from circa 1950 video. The problem was the lack of content total running time was no more then 35 minutes and only two very short films one in which was needlessly long. I believe it's interesting but paying more then $5.00 for this video is truly a rip-off. I am a hypnotist and very few videos like this exist. Unless you want a taste of antiquated hypnosis pass on this one until they put more material in it.