The Clairvoyant
HEXED BY THE EVIL EYE
1935 | 81m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Maurice Elvey |
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| Writer: | Ernst Lothar, Bryan Edgar Wallace, Charles Bennett |
| Staring: |
| A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM) | |
| Release Date: | Jun 07, 1935 |
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| Director: | Maurice Elvey |
| Writer: | Ernst Lothar, Bryan Edgar Wallace, Charles Bennett |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | disaster, prediction, music hall |
| Production Companies | Gaumont-British Picture Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Claude Rains | Maximus |
| Fay Wray | Rene |
| Mary Clare | Mother |
| Jane Baxter | Christine |
| Ben Field | Simon |
| Athole Stewart | Lord Southwood |
| C. Denier Warren | Bimeter |
| Felix Aylmer | Prosecutor (uncredited) |
| Donald Calthrop | Derelict (uncredited) |
| Frank Cellier | MacGregor (uncredited) |
| Margaret Davidge | Lodging Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| Carleton Hobbs | Racing Commentator (uncredited) |
| Romilly Lunge | (uncredited) |
| Graham Moffatt | Page Boy (uncredited) |
| Jack Raine | Customs Officer (uncredited) |
| D.J. Williams | Juror (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Slim Hand | Sound |
| Ernst Lothar | Novel |
| Bryan Edgar Wallace | Screenplay |
| Glen MacWilliams | Director of Photography |
| Arthur Benjamin | Original Music Composer |
| Joe Strassner | Costume Design |
| Paul Capon | Editor |
| Charles Bennett | Screenplay, Adaptation |
| Maurice Elvey | Director |
| Alfred Junge | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
"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.