Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 7,744 VOTES · DIR. Bryan Forbes

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Overview

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,191 lines

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00:00:33 What?
00:07:04 Yes?
00:10:44 He convinced me.
00:14:18 I wouldn't be here, would I, if I didn't?
00:21:41 Yes.
00:29:48 Make it a...piece. Her hair's straight.
00:33:19 And the child won't be hurt in any way.
00:38:09 She's a Christian Scientist.
00:41:52 Bocsánat.
00:44:32 Was that all?
00:47:09 I’m sure she'll be all right, and I do understand your husband not having time for me.
00:51:29 Nurse!
00:54:31 A great deal of difference, Billy.
00:57:50 - Have you got all that? - Yes.
01:06:23 Right.
01:15:13 What do you mean, don't be stupid?
01:20:01 I thought she might come.
01:24:30 Well, say it then, Arthur.
01:28:06 I was just going to call you again.
01:30:59 But I do talk to him. And he does talk to me.
01:36:59 I’ll just do things to please you.
01:41:01 Well, it doesn't have to be exact, Mrs Savage.
01:45:07 Stop that shouting.
01:51:02 Vtg

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,191
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:33
Final line01:51:02

Production Record

DirectorBryan Forbes
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,744