Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
- Starring:
- Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bryan Forbes
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Kim Stanley plays a crooked medium who has become slightly unhinged since the death of her son. Craving money and publicity, she concocts a scheme with her weak-willed husband (Richard Attenborough). The pair will kidnap a wealthy young girl, collect the ransom, then use her "powers" to help the parents locate the child. The scheme falls apart, but not in the way that anyone might expect. Adapted by director Bryan Forbes from a novel by Mark McShane, Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a compelling psychological melodrama made doubly powerful by Stanley's mesmerizing performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 115 mins
Complete Cast of Séance on a Wet Afternoon
- Kim Stanley - Myra Savage
- Margaret Lacey - Woman at first Seance
- Patrick Magee - Supt. Walsh
- Lionel Gamlin - Man at Seances
- Marian Spencer - Mrs. Wintry
- Gerald Sim - Sgt. Beedle
- Maggie McGrath - Woman at 2nd Seance
- Diana Lambert - Clayton's Secretary
- John Lees - Plain Clothes Policeman
- Ronald Hines - Policeman at Clayton's
- Stanley Morgan - Man in Trilby
- Richard Attenborough - Billy Savage
- Nanette Newman - Mrs. Clayton
- Maria Kazan - Woman at first Seance
- Mark Eden - Charles Clayton
- Judith Donner - Amanda Clayton
- Arnold Bell - Mr. Weaver
- Frank Singuineau - Bus Conductor
- Marie Burke - Woman at first Seance
- Hajni Biro - Maid at Clayton's
- Godfrey James - Clayton's Chauffeur
- Michael Lees - Plainclothes Policeman
- Director(s):
- Bryan Forbes
- Writer(s):
- Bryan Forbes
- Producer(s):
- Richard Attenborough, Jack Rix, Bryan Forbes
- 1964 - National Board of Review - Best Actress
- 1964 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
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