Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Crime · Thriller · Drama
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.
Cast
- Kim Stanley as Myra
- Richard Attenborough as Bill
- Margaret Lacey as Woman at first Seance
- Marie Burke as Woman at first Seance
- Maria Kazan as Woman at first Seance
- Lionel Gamlin as Man at Seances
- Marian Spencer as Mrs. Wintry
- Godfrey James as Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
- Judith Donner as Amanda
- Ronald Hines as Policeman outside Clayton's