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The Witching Hour

7.0/10(1)
1921
82 min
No Trailer
MysteryDrama

Overview

Clay Whipple is convicted of murdering the governor following an incident involving a cat's eye pin. Whipple is sentenced to death, but a mentalist named Psychic Jack believes he is innocent since Whipple had been hypnotized at the time of the murder. The psychic persuades the judge to grant the condemned man a retrial, and he sets out to uncover the identity of the real killer, during which time he manages to prevent a second murder from occurring.

Production

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Cast & Characters

Elliott Dexter as Psychic Jack Brookfield

Elliott Dexter

Psychic Jack Brookfield

Winter Hall as Judge Prentice

Winter Hall

Judge Prentice

Ruth Renick as Viola Campbell

Ruth Renick

Viola Campbell

Robert Cain as Frank Hardmuth

Robert Cain

Frank Hardmuth

A. Edward Sutherland as Clay Whipple

A. Edward Sutherland

Clay Whipple

Mary Alden as Helen Whipple

Mary Alden

Helen Whipple

F.A. Turner as Lew Ellinger

F.A. Turner

Lew Ellinger

Genevieve Blinn

Mrs. Campbell

Directors & Crew

W

William Desmond Taylor

Director

J

Julia Crawford Ivers

Screenplay

J

Jesse L. Lasky

Producer

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