Seance on a Wet Afternoon
- Crime
- Thriller
- Drama
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.
Cast
Kim Stanley
Myra
Richard Attenborough
Bill
Margaret Lacey
Woman at first Seance
Marie Burke
Woman at first Seance
- Maria Kazan
Maria Kazan
Woman at first Seance
- Lionel Gamlin
Lionel Gamlin
Man at Seances
Marian Spencer
Mrs. Wintry
Godfrey James
Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
- Judith Donner
Judith Donner
Amanda
Ronald Hines
Policeman outside Clayton's
- Hajni Biro
Hajni Biro
Maid at Clayton's
Mark Eden
Mr. Clayton
Nanette Newman
Mrs. Clayton
- Diana Lambert
Diana Lambert
Mr. Clayton's Secretary
- Frank Singuineau
Frank Singuineau
Bus Conductor
Gerald Sim
Beedle
- Stanley Morgan
Stanley Morgan
Man in Trilby
Maggie Rennie
Woman at Second Seance
Michael Lees
Plain Clothes Policeman
Patrick Magee
Walsh
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