Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
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.
| Director: | Bryan Forbes |
| Cast: | Richard Attenborough, Patrick Magee, Gerald Sim, Marian Spencer, Kim Stanley, Mark Eden, Nanette Newman, Judith Donner, Margaret Lacey, Maria Kazan, Lionel Gamlin, Ronald Hines, Hajni Biro, Diana Lambert, Godfrey James, Arnold Bell, Stanley Morgan, Michael Lees, Margaret McGrath, Frank Singuineau |
| Writer(s): | Bryan Forbes |
