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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Spiritualist canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film noir ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Amazing Mr. X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterIn |
fraudulent medium
ⓘ
wealthy widow ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John Alton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Bernard Vorhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Eagle-Lion Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Harry Gerstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classic Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
film noir
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Cathy O’Donnell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Risdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynn Bari NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Carlson NERFINISHED ⓘ Turhan Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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fraud ⓘ grief ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alexander Laszlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Reliance Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1948-10-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 78 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Forrest Judd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian McLellan Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | seaside mansion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary to late 1940s ⓘ |
| visualStyle | high-contrast cinematography ⓘ |
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