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Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
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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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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Genre:Crime, Thriller, Drama
Written By:Bryan Forbes
In Theaters:11/5/1964
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Runtime:116 minutes
Studio:Allied Film Makers, Beaver Films
Cast
Bryan Forbes
Director
Kim Stanley
Myra
Richard Attenborough
Bill
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
Godfrey James
Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
Judith Donner
Amanda
Ronald Hines
Policeman outside Clayton's
Hajni Biro
Maid at Clayton's
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