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The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 26, 1934

Runtime

1h 9m

Genres

Mystery, Drama

User Score

53%

Original Title

The Witching Hour

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Henry Hathaway

Description

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.