Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a… Read more
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Seance on a Wet Afternoon
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Movie · Crime · Thriller
1964 · 1h 56m · ★ 81% (8.2K)
Was it magic... Or murder they planned?
Director: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey
Overview
Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.
Director
Bryan Forbes
Production
Allied Film Makers, Beaver Films
Cast
Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey, Marie Burke, Maria Kazan, Lionel Gamlin, Marian Spencer, Godfrey James, Judith Donner, Ronald Hines, Hajni Biro, Mark Eden, Nanette Newman, Diana Lambert, Frank Singuineau, Gerald Sim, Stanley Morgan, Maggie Rennie, Michael Lees, Patrick Magee