Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

111 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | June 19, 1964

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.

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

111 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | June 19, 1964

Seance on a Wet Afternoon
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Allied Film Makers, Beaver Films
Original title Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Directors Christopher Dryhurst, Penny Daniels, Simon Relph, Bryan Forbes
Writers Mark McShane, Bryan Forbes

Cast

Kim Stanley

as Myra

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

Hajni Biro

as Maid at Clayton's

Mark Eden

as Mr. Clayton

Nanette Newman

as Mrs. Clayton

Diana Lambert

as Mr. Clayton's Secretary

Frank Singuineau

as Bus Conductor

Gerald Sim

as Beedle

Stanley Morgan

as Man in Trilby

Maggie Rennie

as Woman at Second Seance

Michael Lees

as Plain Clothes Policeman

Patrick Magee

as Walsh