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Feature film — 1964

Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

7.31h 56mCrime — Thriller — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 122 votes.

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Director: Bryan Forbes

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Cast & crew

Kim Stanley as Myra

Kim Stanley

Myra

Richard Attenborough as Bill

Richard Attenborough

Bill

Margaret Lacey as Woman at first Seance

Margaret Lacey

Woman at first Seance

Marie Burke as Woman at first Seance

Marie Burke

Woman at first Seance

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Maria Kazan

Woman at first Seance

L

Lionel Gamlin

Man at Seances

Marian Spencer as Mrs. Wintry

Marian Spencer

Mrs. Wintry

Godfrey James as Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur

Godfrey James

Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur

J

Judith Donner

Amanda

Ronald Hines as Policeman outside Clayton's

Ronald Hines

Policeman outside Clayton's

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Hajni Biro

Maid at Clayton's

Mark Eden as Mr. Clayton

Mark Eden

Mr. Clayton

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