The Clairvoyant (1935) |
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| Director(s) | Maurice Elvey |
| Producer(s) | Michael Balcon (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
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The Clairvoyant
Released
1935
Claude Rains
(as Maximus)
The Clairvoyant
Released
1935
Fay Wray
(as Rene)
The Clairvoyant
Released
1935
Mary Clare
(as Mother)
The Clairvoyant
Released
1935
Felix Aylmer
(as Prosecutor)
The Clairvoyant Overview:
The Clairvoyant (1935) was a Drama - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Maurice Elvey and produced by Michael Balcon.
SYNOPSIS
A fraudulent psychic (Rains at his creepiest) begins to have terrifying, authentic flashes into the future. The visions, which all seem to herald impending disasters, catch up with him and he is jailed for causing one accident that he predicted. He is saved only by his ability to tell more information about the survival of some of the victims. Same plot was used with Edward G. Robinson in The Night Has a Thousand Eyes in 1948.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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The Clairvoyant (1934)
I’ve pretty much thrown my Halloween schedule out the window after several movies were either available at a certain time or unavailable entirely. However, it wasn’t unavailability that’s delayed my review of The Clairvoyant. Unfortunately, this movie is a prime example to never ju... Read full article
The Clairvoyant (1935)
The Clairvoyant Directed by Maurice Elvey 1935/UK Gaumont British Picture Corporation First viewing I am moving into 1935 for the moment in order to catch a couple of films that are disappearing from Netflix Instant on May 1. This is the story of Maximus, a fake music hall mind-reader (Claude Ra... Read full article
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