The Witching Hour (1934)★ 5.7/10
- Crime
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Written by: Augustus Thomas, Salisbury Field, Anthony Veiller
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.
- Original title
- The Witching Hour
- Storyline
- 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.
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 · 142
- Companies
- Paramount Pictures, Paramount Film Service, Paramount British Pictures, Film AB Paramount, Filmaktieselskabet Paramount, MCA/Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- US April 26, 1934
- CA May 14, 1934
- AU July 14, 1934
- SE September 17, 1934
- DK August 19, 1935