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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Was it magic... Or murder they planned?

7.2 / 10

111 minutes

1964-06-19

English

GB

Actors :

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

Description

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.

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

5/16/2024, 3:22:23 PM

Because your weak, and you need me. Myra Savage is a struggling psychic, who along with her weak-willed husband, Billy, kidnap the young daughter of wealthy parents. The plan is to extort money from the fretting parents and then for Myra to help the parents find the child with her psychic ability, thus improving her standing in the psychic field. But as the story unfolds, Myra grows ever more ...