Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 7,744 VOTES · DIR. Bryan Forbes
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?
00:06:38 The plan's going to work.
00:10:36 We're doing it for his sake.
00:14:00 Still, I have made it up to you in other ways, haven't I?
00:20:05 (Distant voices)
00:29:13 She is quite safe and if you follow instructions, she will remain safe.
00:32:46 - It never was a joke, Billy. - No, but you know what l mean.
00:37:26 You're in hospital.
00:40:47 I want to see Mr Clayton.
00:43:47 She was lost.
00:46:19 - You think I’m after money? - Well, it's possible, isn't it?
00:49:35 Nothing.
00:53:27 I knew they'd call. They were just a little more efficient than I’d imagined, that's all.
00:56:43 Yes, Barnet 3... Charles Clayton here.
01:03:14 - Could I have a word with you, Mrs Savage? - Well, yes, of course. Won't you come in?
01:13:13 - You weren't followed, were you? - No, I doubled back a couple of times just in...
01:17:16 We can't hold your meeting this afternoon
01:22:49 Worried.
01:25:44 If, um, someone could perhaps help me, I’ll get her to her room.
01:29:09 And for the plan.
01:31:58 What were they all shouting about?
01:39:03 Once again, this is not an official visit as such.
01:41:39 - I’m not positive. - Do you think it's possible?
01:45:51 Nothing to hold.
Cast & Characters
Kim Stanley
Myra Savage
Richard Attenborough
Bill
Margaret Lacey
Woman at First Seance
Marie Burke
Woman at First Seance
Maria Kazan
Woman at First Seance
Lionel Gamlin
Man at Seances
Marian Spencer
Mrs. Wintry
Godfrey James
Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
Judith Donner
Amanda
Ronald Hines
Policeman Outside Clayton's
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,191
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:33
Final line01:45:51
Production Record
DirectorBryan Forbes
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,744