The Witching Hour

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The Witching Hour (1921)

Directed by William Desmond Taylor

Mystery, Drama · 1h 22m

Clay Whipple is convicted of murdering the governor following an incident involving a cat's eye pin. Whipple is sentenced to death, but a mentalist named Psychic Jack believes he is innocent since Whipple had been hypnotized at the time of the murder. The psychic persuades the judge to grant the condemned man a retrial, and he sets out to uncover the identity of the real killer, during which time he manages to prevent a second murder from occurring.

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Cast

Elliott Dexter Psychic Jack Brookfield Winter Hall Judge Prentice Ruth Renick Viola Campbell Robert Cain Frank Hardmuth A. Edward Sutherland Clay Whipple Mary Alden Helen Whipple F.A. Turner Lew Ellinger
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Genevieve Blinn Mrs. Campbell

Crew

Director
William Desmond Taylor
Screenplay
Julia Crawford Ivers
Novel
Augustus E. Thomas
Director of Photography
James Van Trees
Producer
Jesse L. Lasky

Details

Release date
1921-04-10
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation