The Spiritualist

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"The Spiritualist" is a 1948 film noir thriller about a fraudulent medium whose schemes entangle him with a wealthy widow and her troubled household.

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instanceOf film
film noir
thriller film
alsoKnownAs The Amazing Mr. X
basedOn original screenplay
characterIn fraudulent medium
wealthy widow
cinematographer John Alton
countryOfOrigin United States
director Bernard Vorhaus
distributor Eagle-Lion Films
editor Harry Gerstad
era classic Hollywood
format black-and-white
genre film noir
thriller
hasCastMember Cathy O’Donnell
linked to: Cathy O'Donnell

Elizabeth Risdon
Harry Mendoza
Lynn Bari
Richard Carlson
Turhan Bey
Virginia Gregg
hasTheme deception
fraud
grief
spiritualism
language English
musicBy Alexander Laszlo
narrativeFocus a con artist medium manipulating a bereaved woman
notableFor cinematography by John Alton
plotSummary A fraudulent spiritualist medium preys on a wealthy widow and becomes entangled in the tensions of her troubled household.
producer Jack J. Gross
productionCompany Reliance Pictures
releaseDate 1948-10-30
releaseYear 1948
runtimeMinutes 78
screenwriter Forrest Judd
Ian McLellan Hunter
setting seaside mansion
timePeriod contemporary to late 1940s
visualStyle high-contrast cinematography

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Lynn Bari appearedIn The Spiritualist