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    Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

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    Myra (Kim Stanley) and Bill (Richard Attenborough in a prosthetic nose) Savage are a married couple living in London.

    Myra is a medium who holds weekly séances for a regular group of customers, while weak-willed Billy supports her in these ventures, as he does not otherwise work, due to his asthma. Myra’s spirit guide is their stillborn son, “Arthur”.

    Myra devises a scheme to raise her public profile and fame as a medium: kidnap Amanda Clayton (Judith Donner), the young daughter of a wealthy couple (Mark Eden and Nanette Newman) and provide information to the Claytons and the police of the whereabouts of Amanda and the ransom money using her “psychic powers”.

    Myra and Billy view this scheme as a victimless crime – if a crime at all – as they are just “borrowing” Amanda and don’t plan to harm her, and they are returning the ransom.

    Attenborough gives a nuanced performance as chronic asthmatic Billy, the unfulfilled husband who kidnaps a child at the behest of his unstable wife.

    Myra Savage
    Kim Stanley
    Bill Savage
    Richard Attenborough
    Mrs Wintry
    Marian Spencer
    Mr Clayton
    Mark Eden
    Mrs Clayton
    Nanette Newman
    Mr Clayton’s Secretary
    Diana Lambert
    Mrs Clayton’s Chauffeur
    Godfrey James
    Amanda Clayton
    Judith Donner
    Maid at Clayton’s
    Hajni Biro
    Women at First Seance
    Margaret Lacey
    Marie Burke
    Maria Kazan
    Man at Seances
    Lionel Gamlin
    Policeman Outside Clayton’s
    Ronald Hines

    Director
    Bryan Forbes

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