Spellbound (1941 film)
Spellbound (1941) is a British drama film directed by John Harlow. The film is based on the novel The Necromancers 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.
| Spellbound | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Harlow |
| Produced by | R. Murray-Leslie |
| Written by | Robert Hugh Benson (novel) Miles Malleson |
| Starring | Derek Farr Vera Lindsay Hay Petrie Felix Aylmer Frederick Leister |
| Music by | Walter Goehr |
| Cinematography | Guy Green Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Frederick Wilson |
Production company | Pyramid Amalgamated |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation (US) |
Release date | 10 May 1941 (UK) 10 February 1945 (US) |
Running time | 82 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
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 Hewit ... Lady Laura Bethel
- Gibb McLaughlin ... Gibb
- Cameron Hall ... Mr. Nugent
- Irene Handl ... Mrs. Nugent
- Hannen Swaffer ... Himself
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