# Mesmerist and country couple (1899)

American short silent film. From Edison films catalog: "Mr. and Mrs. Hayseed have heard of this wonderful Professor, and come to his office. They waken him from a trance, give him a fee and he hypnotizes them. The stunts they do while under his influence would make the Sphinx laugh for joy. Hayseed stands on his head, balances himself on a chair and takes off his clothes. Mrs. Hayseed also begins to disrobe, but she goes behind a screen. Her bare arm appears over the top, and she drops her clothes on the floor. It is a hair raising moment to guess what she's going to do next. The mystical appearances and lightning changes are managed with wonderful cleverness. 100 feet. $15.00."

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1899
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: J. Stuart Blackton (?)
- Genres: Silent
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesmerist_and_country_couple_(1899).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: J. Stuart Blackton (?)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/36742234?play=1)