The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

69 mins | Drama, Mystery | April 26, 1934

Jack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through his unique gift. But when he inadvertently hypnotizes young Clay Thorne, Thorne kills an enemy of Brookfield's while under a trance. No one believes Brookfield's protestations that Thorne is innocent of any murderous intent, so Brookfield teams up with retired lawyer Martin Prentice in hopes of saving the young man from the gallows.

The Witching Hour

69 mins | Drama, Mystery | April 26, 1934

The Witching Hour
Jack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through his unique gift. But when he inadvertently hypnotizes young Clay Thorne, Thorne kills an enemy of Brookfield's while under a trance. No one believes Brookfield's protestations that Thorne is innocent of any murderous intent, so Brookfield teams up with retired lawyer Martin Prentice in hopes of saving the young man from the gallows.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Paramount
Original title The Witching Hour
Directors Henry Hathaway
Writers Salisbury Field, Augustus E. Thomas, Anthony Veiller

Cast

Guy Standing

as Judge Martin Prentice

John Halliday

as Jack Brookfield

William Frawley

as Jury Foreman

Judith Allen

as Nancy Brookfield

Tom Brown

as Clay Thorne

Olive Tell

as Mrs. Helen Thorne

Richard Carle

as Lew Ellinger

Ralf Harolde

as Frank Hardmuth

Purnell Pratt

as District Attorney Robinson

Frank Sheridan

as Police Chief

Gertrude Michael

as Margaret Price

Ferdinand Gottschalk

as Dr. von Strohn