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Seance on a Wet Afternoon( 1964)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kim Stanley

      Myra

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      Richard Attenborough

      Bill

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      Margaret Lacey

      Woman at first Seance

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      Marie Burke

      Woman at first Seance

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      Maria Kazan

      Woman at first Seance

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      Lionel Gamlin

      Man at Seances

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      Marian Spencer

      Mrs. Wintry

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      Godfrey James

      Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur

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      Judith Donner

      Amanda

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      Ronald Hines

      Policeman outside Clayton's

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      Hajni Biro

      Maid at Clayton's

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      Mark Eden

      Mr. Clayton

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      Nanette Newman

      Mrs. Clayton

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      Diana Lambert

      Mr. Clayton's Secretary

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      Frank Singuineau

      Bus Conductor

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      Gerald Sim

      Beedle

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      Stanley Morgan

      Man in Trilby

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      Maggie Rennie

      Woman at Second Seance

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      Michael Lees

      Plain Clothes Policeman

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      Patrick Magee

      Walsh

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jul 21 2019
    Because your weak, and you need me. Myra Savage is a struggling psychic, who along with her weak-willed husband, Billy, kidnap the young daughter of wealthy parents. The plan is to extort money from the fretting parents and then for Myra to help the parents find the child with her psychic ability, thus improving her standing in the psychic field. But as the story unfolds, Myra grows ever more close to the edge of insanity, could the still born death of the Savage's own child be the critical issue? Seance On A Wet Afternoon is something of a hidden/forgotten British treasure, not only bec...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • husband wife relationship
    • based on novel or book
    • ransom
    • kidnapping
    • medium
    • working class
    • black and white
    • mental illness
    • occult
    • séance
    • british new wave
    • loss of child
    • stillbirth