Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

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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, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Bryan Forbes
Written By:

Bryan Forbes
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1964 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 24, 2002
Runtime:

114 minutes
Studio:

Artixo

Cast

Kim Stanley
as Myra Savage

Richard Attenborough
as Billy Savage

Nanette Newman
as Mrs. Clayton

Margaret Lacey
as Woman at first Seance

Patrick Magee
as Supt. Walsh

Maria Kazan
as Woman at first Seance

Mark Eden
as Charles Clayton

Lionel Gamlin
as Man at Seances

Marian Spencer
as Mrs. Wintry

Judith Donner
as Amanda Clayton

Gerald Sim
as Sgt. Beedle

Arnold Bell
as Mr. Weaver

Maggie McGrath
as Woman at 2nd Seance

Frank Singuineau
as Bus Conductor

Michael Scott Lees
as Plainclothes Policeman

Hajni Biro
as Maid at Clayton's

Marie Burke
as Woman at first Seance

Ronald Hines
as Policeman at Clayton's

Godfrey James
as Clayton's Chauffeur

Diana Lambert
as Clayton's Secretary

John Lees
as Plain Clothes Policeman

Stanley Morgan
as Man in Trilby

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Audience Reviews for Séance on a Wet Afternoon

A powerhouse, a haunted house, of a psychological thriller as a curious London couple plan and execute the kidnapping of a wealthy family's daughter. Stanley and Attenborough deliver pitch perfect performances as the couple with an ugly past.

Kevin M. Williams

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This movie has both an interesting story and interesting characters. If you like psychological thrillers, you'll like this movie. I really liked it.

Aj V

Super Reviewer

decent mid-60's suspense thriller starring richard attenborough, who kidnaps a child to please his delusional wife, played by kim stanley. primarily a stage actress, stanley made only a handful of films and this is worth seeing for the fine performances.

Stella Dallas

Super Reviewer

An eerie little drama about a medium and her hen-pecked husband who carry out a kidnapping to prove the former's powers of clairvoyance. It goes without saying that the performances of Kim Stanley and Richard Attenborough could not be bettered, but the film really needed a Polanski or a Claude Chabrol to realise its full creepy potential. It is, however, easily the best Bryan Forbes movie I've seen, with a couple of fine suspense sequences.