Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

  • NR
  • 11/05/1964 (US)
  • Crime, Thriller, Drama
  • 1h 51m

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.

Bryan Forbes

Director, Screenplay

Mark McShane

Novel

Cast

Kim Stanley's headshot

Kim Stanley

Myra
Richard Attenborough's headshot

Richard Attenborough

Bill
Margaret Lacey's headshot

Margaret Lacey

Woman at first Seance
Marie Burke's headshot

Marie Burke

Woman at first Seance
Maria Kazan's headshot

Maria Kazan

Woman at first Seance
Lionel Gamlin's headshot

Lionel Gamlin

Man at Seances
Marian Spencer's headshot

Marian Spencer

Mrs. Wintry
Godfrey James's headshot

Godfrey James

Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur

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