Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

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Written by Bryan Forbes, Mark McShane

Directed by Bryan Forbes

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1964

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: UK

Filmed in Black and White

Bryan Forbes' classic thriller stars Kim Stanley as Myra Savage, a fake clairvoyant who, with her weak-willed husband Bill, plans to prove her supposed powers. They kidnap the child of a rich financier and then let it be known that Myra can help find her, while planning to claim the ransom for their own. But the child falls ill, the police begin to have their suspicions and in a climactic séance, Savage falls into a trance that may reveal the truth. Forbes's direction, coupled with the dour cinematography of Gerry Turpin, superbly evokes a grey, post-war Britain where people wanted to escape their miserable lives through any means possible.

Cast

Kim StanleyMyra
Margaret LaceyWoman at first Seance
Marie BurkeWoman at first Seance
Maria KazanWoman at first Seance
Lionel GamlinMan at Seances
Marian SpencerMrs. Wintry
Image for Richard AttenboroughRichard AttenboroughBill
Godfrey JamesMrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
Judith DonnerAmanda
Ronald HinesPoliceman outside Clayton's
Hajni BiroMaid at Clayton's
Mark EdenMr. Clayton
Nanette NewmanMrs. Clayton
Diana LambertMr. Clayton's Secretary
Frank SinguineauBus Conductor

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