

Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964-06-19 · 116 min · ★ 7.3
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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- Directors
- Bryan Forbes
- Production companies
- Allied Film Makers, Beaver Films
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kim StanleyMyra
Richard AttenboroughBill
Margaret LaceyWoman at first Seance
Marie BurkeWoman at first Seance
Marian SpencerMrs. Wintry
Godfrey JamesMrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
Ronald HinesPoliceman outside Clayton's
Mark EdenMr. Clayton
Nanette NewmanMrs. Clayton
Gerald SimBeedle
Maggie RennieWoman at Second Seance
Michael LeesPlain Clothes Policeman
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