Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

06/19/1964 (GB) • 1h 51m

Crime, Thriller, Drama

Was it magic... Or murder they planned?

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.

Top Billed Cast

Margaret Lacey

Woman at first Seance

Marie Burke

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Maria Kazan

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Lionel Gamlin

Man at Seances

Marian Spencer

Mrs. Wintry

Godfrey James

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

london, england

husband wife relationship

based on novel or book

ransom

kidnapping

medium

working class

black and white

mental illness

occult

séance

british new wave

loss of child

stillbirth

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