Search - Seance on a Wet Afternoon on DVD

Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1964 DVD Release: 09/24/2002 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered,Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 55 mins Studio: Homevision Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Drama, Crime Drama

Kim Stanley plays a crooked medium who has become slightly unhinged since the death of her son. Craving money and publicity, she concocts a scheme with her weak-willed husband (Richard Attenborough). The pair will kidnap a wealthy young girl, collect the ransom, then use her "powers" to help the parents locate the child. The scheme falls apart, but not in the way that anyone might expect. Adapted by director Bryan Forbes from a novel by Mark McShane, Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a compelling psychological melodrama made doubly powerful by Stanley's mesmerizing performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Kim Stanley - Myra Savage
Richard Attenborough - Billy Savage
Margaret Lacey - Woman at first Seance
Nanette Newman - Mrs. Clayton
Maria Kazan - Woman at first Seance
Patrick Magee - Supt. Walsh
Mark Eden - Charles Clayton
Lionel Gamlin - Man at Seances

Bryan Forbes directs Kim Hunter in the thriller Séance on a Wet Afternoon, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. There are no supplemental materials, but this disc is still worthwhile for the simple reason that this film has never before looked this good on home video. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide