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'''''Spellbound''''' is a [[1941 in film|1941]] [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[drama film]] directed by [[John Harlow (director)|John Harlow]]. The film is based on the novel ''The Necromancer'' by [[Robert Hugh Benson]].<ref>http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/17th-january-1941/6/spellbound</ref> |
'''''Spellbound''''' is a [[1941 in film|1941]] [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[drama film]] directed by [[John Harlow (director)|John Harlow]]. The film is based on the novel ''The Necromancer'' by [[Robert Hugh Benson]].<ref>http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/17th-january-1941/6/spellbound</ref> The film was released in the US in 1945 under the titles of ''Ghost Story'' and ''The Spell of Amy Nugent'' to avoid confusion with [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Spellbound (1945 film)|Spellbound]]'', released later in 1945. |
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| Spellbound | |
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| Directed by | John Harlow |
| Written by | Robert Hugh Benson(novel) Miles Malleson |
| Produced by | R. Murray-Leslie |
| Starring | Derek Farr Vera Lindsay Hay Petrie Felix Aylmer Frederick Leister |
| Cinematography | Guy Green Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Frederick Wilson |
| Music by | Walter Goehr |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation (US) |
Release dates | 10 May 1941 (UK) 10 February 1945 (US) |
Running time | 82 min |
| Country | Template:FilmUK |
| Language | English |
Spellbound is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Harlow. The film is based on the novel The Necromancer by Robert Hugh Benson.[1] The film was released in the US in 1945 under the titles of Ghost Story and The Spell of Amy Nugent to avoid confusion with Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, released later in 1945.
Plot
A young man is distraught after losing his fiancée to a terminal illness. He soon becomes involved with a group of spiritualists in order to contact her. This leads to a frightening series of events.
Cast
- Derek Farr ... Laurie Baxter
- Vera Lindsay ... Diana Hilton
- Hay Petrie ... Mr. Cathcart
- Felix Aylmer ... Mr. Morton
- Frederick Leister ... Mr. Vincent
- Marian Spencer ... Mrs. Stapleton
- Diana King ... Amy Nugent
- W.G. Fay ... Johnnie
- Winifred Davis ... Mrs. Baxter
- Enid Hewitt ... Lady Laura Bethel
- Gibb McLaughlin ... Gibb
- Cameron Hall ... Mr. Nugent
- Irene Handl ... Mrs. Nugent
- Hannen Swaffer ... Himself
References
External links
- Spellbound at IMDb
- Spellbound at AllMovie
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