The Witching Hour
“One magic hour of love that came back from the past to save the happiness of two lovers in peril.”
1934•NR•1h 9m•6.5•Released
MysteryDrama
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.
Director
Henry Hathaway
Writer
Anthony Veiller, Salisbury Field
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Guy Standing
Judge Martin Prentice
John Halliday
Jack Brookfield
William Frawley
Jury Foreman
Judith Allen
Nancy Brookfield
Tom Brown
Clay Thorne
Olive Tell
Mrs. Helen Thorne
Richard Carle
Lew Ellinger
Ralf Harolde
Frank Hardmuth
Purnell Pratt
District Attorney Robinson
Frank Sheridan
Police Chief
Gertrude Michael
Margaret Price
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Dr. von Strohn
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Anthony Veiller
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