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MysteryThriller

The Clairvoyant

- HEXED BY THE EVIL EYE

A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)

Release Date : 1935-06-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Claude Rains

Character Name : Maximus

Original Name : Claude Rains

Gender : Male

Fay Wray

Character Name : Rene

Original Name : Fay Wray

Gender : Female

Mary Clare

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Mary Clare

Gender : Female

Jane Baxter

Character Name : Christine

Original Name : Jane Baxter

Gender : Female

Ben Field

Character Name : Simon

Original Name : Ben Field

Gender : Male

Athole Stewart

Character Name : Lord Southwood

Original Name : Athole Stewart

Gender : Male

C. Denier Warren

Character Name : Bimeter

Original Name : C. Denier Warren

Gender : Male

Felix Aylmer

Character Name : Prosecutor (uncredited)

Original Name : Felix Aylmer

Gender : Male

Donald Calthrop

Character Name : Derelict (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Calthrop

Gender : Male

Frank Cellier

Character Name : MacGregor (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Cellier

Gender : Male

Margaret Davidge

Character Name : Lodging Housekeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Margaret Davidge

Gender : Male

Carleton Hobbs

Character Name : Racing Commentator (uncredited)

Original Name : Carleton Hobbs

Gender : Male

Romilly Lunge

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Romilly Lunge

Gender : Male

Graham Moffatt

Character Name : Page Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Graham Moffatt

Gender : Male

Jack Raine

Character Name : Customs Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Raine

Gender : Male

D.J. Williams

Character Name : Juror (uncredited)

Original Name : D.J. Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

"Maximus" (Claude Rains) is a theatre trickster who, alongside his wife "Rene" (Fay Wray) scams audiences by pretending to be a mind reader. After one particularly shambolic performance, he runs into "Christine" (Jane Baxter) and discovers that he is a sham no more - and he has to adjust to the fact that he can actually see into the future. Rains is quite good in the title role. He has to adjust to his change in circumstances - not just his new found wealth and fame, but also when he discovers he doesn't just predict frivolous events too. After around thirty minutes, however, it all becomes a bit too much of a romantic melodrama. The initial, slightly comedic, performances are replaced by a rather dreary love triangle that rather subsumes the plot and distracts from he intensity of Rains performance. Pity, it's a clever concept.