Movie: "Seance on a Wet Afternoon"
| Release Date: | Jun 1964 |
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| Genres: | Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller |
| Awards | Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations |
| Runtime: | 115 min. |
| Cast: | Kim Stanley (Myra Savage), Margaret Lacey (Woman at first Seance), Marie Burke (Woman at first Seance), Maria Kazan (Woman at first Seance) Lionel Gamlin (Man at Seances) Marian Spencer (Mrs. Wintry) Richard Attenborough (Billy Savage) Godfrey James (Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur) Judith Donner (Amanda Clayton) Ronald Hines (Policeman outside Clayton's) Hajni Biro (Maid at Clayton's) Mark Eden (Charles Clayton) Nanette Newman (Mrs. Clayton) Diana Lambert (Sheila - Mr. Clayton's Secretary) Frank Singuineau (Bus Conductor) Gerald Sim (Detective Sergeant Beedle) Stanley Morgan (Man in Trilby) Maggie Rennie (Woman at Second Seance (as Margaret...) Michael Lees (Plain Clothes Policeman) Patrick Magee (Superintendent Walsh) Arnold Bell (Mr. Weaver (uncredited)) |
Storyline: Myra, a self-styled psychic in London, concocts a scheme to gain celebrity. She convinces Billy, her weak-willed husband, to kidnap the young daughter of wealthy parents. She and Billy will demand money, and then she will go to the parents with extra-sensory messages that will help the police find the child and the ransom. The plan unfolds beautifully, except that after her first visit to the parents, the police want to check her out. He's scared. As her delusions worsen, Bill realizes Myra may not want the child found alive. Behind it all is also the death at birth, years before, of their only child, whom they've named Arthur and who is Myra's contact with the beyond.
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