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Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Was it magic... Or murder they planned?

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

7.14/10

Release Date

19 June 1964

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley

Myra

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Bill

Margaret Lacey

Margaret Lacey

Woman at first Seance

Marie Burke

Marie Burke

Woman at first Seance

Maria Kazan

Maria Kazan

Woman at first Seance

Lionel Gamlin

Lionel Gamlin

Man at Seances

Marian Spencer

Marian Spencer

Mrs. Wintry

Godfrey James

Godfrey James

Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur

Judith Donner

Judith Donner

Amanda

Ronald Hines

Ronald Hines

Policeman outside Clayton's

Hajni Biro

Hajni Biro

Maid at Clayton's

Mark Eden

Mark Eden

Mr. Clayton

Nanette Newman

Nanette Newman

Mrs. Clayton

Diana Lambert

Diana Lambert

Mr. Clayton's Secretary

Frank Singuineau

Frank Singuineau

Bus Conductor

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

Beedle

Stanley Morgan

Stanley Morgan

Man in Trilby

Maggie Rennie

Maggie Rennie

Woman at Second Seance

Michael Lees

Michael Lees

Plain Clothes Policeman

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Walsh

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