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Date produced: 1932

Filmmaker(s):

Reg Wild

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Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:30:00

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"The film opens at the Atheneum Club where members are playing cards. They talk about a man named Pierpont who has an interest in the supernatural and has invited them to a séance the following day. At the séance Pierpont welcomes the visitors and introduces a man called Horace who will be the séance medium. Having set the scene by playing music and dimming the lights, Pierpont hypnotizes Horace and puts him into a wooden box. The séance continues with questions being asked to Horace in the box. When there is no answer, Pierpont opens the box and announces that Horace is dead. The horrified guests leave and find the police. On their return to the room, they find that the body is missing and Pierpont is questioned. Horace returns to the room alive and one of the guests remarks that this should be a lesson to them all" (MACE Online Archive).

Resources:

Media Archive for Central England Online Archive

Club Affiliation:

Leicester Amateur Cine Club

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Media Archive for Central England