The Lynx

Gabriel Mirande inherits a serum from a friend, the chemist Brion, which enables him to read minds. The Lynx (1911) is notable as one of the earliest significant treatments of telepathy. It represents a point in the evolution of the genre when it became possible to discuss the alteration of human nature in the context of a suspenseful thriller. Here, Mirande must use the serum to thwart the schemes of Dr. Castellan, a powerful villain, although the odds are stacked against him. Michel Corda...