The Witching Hour (1934)
Overview
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.
What is The Witching Hour about?
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 is a Mystery, Drama movie, released on 1934-04-26, runtime 69 minutes.
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Directed by
Henry Hathaway
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
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