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The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

# One magic hour of love that came back from the past to save the happiness of two lovers in peril.
Mystery   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1934-04-26
⌚ Running Time: 69 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.3

Beloved Cast

Guy Standing original image
Judge Martin Prentice
Guy Standing
John Halliday original image
Jack Brookfield
John Halliday
William Frawley original image
Jury Foreman
William Frawley
Judith Allen original image
Nancy Brookfield
Judith Allen
Tom Brown original image
Clay Thorne
Tom Brown
Olive Tell original image
Mrs. Helen Thorne
Olive Tell
Richard Carle original image
Lew Ellinger
Richard Carle
Ralf Harolde original image
Frank Hardmuth
Ralf Harolde
Purnell Pratt original image
District Attorney Robinson
Purnell Pratt
Frank Sheridan original image
Police Chief
Frank Sheridan
Gertrude Michael original image
Margaret Price
Gertrude Michael
Ferdinand Gottschalk original image
Dr. von Strohn
Ferdinand Gottschalk

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