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The Clairvoyant

  • 1935
  • Approved
  • 1h 21m
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6.6/10
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The Clairvoyant (1935)
DramaMysteryRomanceThriller

A fake music-hall clairvoyant meets a woman, and suddenly his predictions seem to come true ...A fake music-hall clairvoyant meets a woman, and suddenly his predictions seem to come true ...A fake music-hall clairvoyant meets a woman, and suddenly his predictions seem to come true ...

  • Director
    • Maurice Elvey
  • Writers
    • Charles Bennett
    • Ernst Lothar
    • Bryan Edgar Wallace
  • Stars
    • Claude Rains
    • Fay Wray
    • Mary Clare
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maurice Elvey
    • Writers
      • Charles Bennett
      • Ernst Lothar
      • Bryan Edgar Wallace
    • Stars
      • Claude Rains
      • Fay Wray
      • Mary Clare
    • 46User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Maximus
    Fay Wray
    Fay Wray
    • Rene
    Mary Clare
    Mary Clare
    • Mother
    Ben Field
    • Simon
    Jane Baxter
    Jane Baxter
    • Christine
    Athole Stewart
    Athole Stewart
    • Lord Southwood
    C. Denier Warren
    C. Denier Warren
    • Bimeter
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Prosecutor
    • (uncredited)
    Donald Calthrop
    Donald Calthrop
    • Derelict
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Cellier
    Frank Cellier
    • MacGregor
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Davidge
    • Lodging Housekeeper
    • (uncredited)
    Howard Douglas
    Howard Douglas
    • Waiter at Banquet
    • (uncredited)
    Carleton Hobbs
    • Racing Commentator
    • (uncredited)
    Romilly Lunge
      Eliot Makeham
      Eliot Makeham
      • Audience Member with Letter
      • (uncredited)
      George Merritt
      George Merritt
      • Train Guard
      • (uncredited)
      Graham Moffatt
      • Page Boy
      • (uncredited)
      Percy Parsons
      Percy Parsons
      • Barker
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Maurice Elvey
      • Writers
        • Charles Bennett
        • Ernst Lothar
        • Bryan Edgar Wallace
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      • Goofs
        A witness at the trial is asked for her opinion. She quite properly replies that she is not possessed of sufficient knowledge to answer, but the prosecutor insists on her opinion, and the judge backs him up. Counsel are not permitted to ask a witness for an opinion, and in these circumstances it is even more obviously wrong.
      • Quotes

        Maximus: Darling, you're being rather childish.

        Rene: It's only because I love you rather a lot.

      • Alternate versions
        Scratchy multi-generation prints shown on TV under the title The Evil Mind are from a 68 min. reissue with different titles than the British original.
      • Connections
        Edited from The Tunnel (1933)

      User reviews46

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      10/10

      First rate on all counts

      Claude Rains gives one of his finest performances ever -- and that's saying a lot. The rest of the cast is also first-rate in this story of a fake fortune-teller who suddenly starts seeing visions of the future for real. I really liked the small touches that director Elvey put in to make you feel as if Claude and his family really were a family -- little things like the way wife Fay Wray will touch his shoulder, the way the family talks on top of one another -- it's all carefully and perfectly done. Congratulations also to Glen MacWilliams' photography -- his footage of the mine shaft rivals Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS. Good work all around.
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      • Jan 9, 2004
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      • Release date
        • July 15, 1935 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • The Evil Mind
      • Filming locations
        • Gainsborough Studios, Islington, London, England, UK
      • Production company
        • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 21 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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