The Witching Hour
1921 | 82m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | William Desmond Taylor |
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| Writer: | Augustus E. Thomas, Julia Crawford Ivers |
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| Clay Whipple is convicted of murdering the governor following an incident involving a cat's eye pin. Whipple is sentenced to death, but a mentalist named Psychic Jack believes he is innocent since Whipple had been hypnotized at the time of the murder. The psychic persuades the judge to grant the condemned man a retrial, and he sets out to uncover the identity of the real killer, during which time he manages to prevent a second murder from occurring. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 10, 1921 |
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| Director: | William Desmond Taylor |
| Writer: | Augustus E. Thomas, Julia Crawford Ivers |
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| Keywords | library of congress |
| Production Companies | Famous Players-Lasky Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 20, 2026 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Elliott Dexter | Psychic Jack Brookfield |
| Winter Hall | Judge Prentice |
| Ruth Renick | Viola Campbell |
| Robert Cain | Frank Hardmuth |
| A. Edward Sutherland | Clay Whipple |
| Mary Alden | Helen Whipple |
| F.A. Turner | Lew Ellinger |
| Genevieve Blinn | Mrs. Campbell |
| Name | Job |
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| William Desmond Taylor | Director |
| Augustus E. Thomas | Novel |
| Julia Crawford Ivers | Screenplay |
| James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
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| Jesse L. Lasky | Producer |
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