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The Clairvoyant is a British film of genre Drama directed by Maurice Elvey released in USA on 7 june 1935 with Claude Rains

The Clairvoyant (1935)

The Clairvoyant
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Released in USA 7 june 1935
Length 1h21
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Romance
Rating65% 3.2932953.2932953.2932953.2932953.293295

The Clairvoyant (US title: The Evil Mind) is a 1934 drama film made in the UK, starring Claude Rains, Fay Wray, and Jane Baxter, directed by Maurice Elvey, and based on the novel of the same name by Ernst Lothar.

Synopsis

Rains plays Maximus ("King of the Mind Readers"), who with the help of his wife, Rene (Fay Wray), and their secret code, performs an English music hall mind-reading act. Then, one night, he notices Christine Shawn (Jane Baxter), a beautiful woman in the audience, and his act begins to turn into reality. He is able to tell a man what is in his letter without any assistance.

Actors

Claude Rains

(Maximus)Fay Wray

(Rene)Jane Baxter

(Christine Shawn)Mary Clare

(Mother)Athole Stewart

(Lord Southwood)
And :
C. Denier Warren
Felix Aylmer
Donald Calthrop
Frank Cellier
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