The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
Jack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through his unique gift. But when he inadvertently hypnotizes young Clay Thorne, Thorne kills an enemy of Brookfield's while under a trance. No one believes Brookfield's protestations that Thorne is innocent of any murderous intent, so Brookfield teams up with retired lawyer Martin Prentice in hopes of saving the young man from the gallows.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Henry HathawayDirector
- Anthony VeillerWriter
- Salisbury FieldWriter
- John LeipoldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Guy StandingJudge Martin Prentice
- John HallidayJack Brookfield
- William FrawleyJury Foreman
- Judith AllenNancy Brookfield
- Tom BrownClay Thorne
- Olive TellMrs. Helen Thorne
- Richard CarleLew Ellinger
- Ralf HaroldeFrank Hardmuth
- Purnell PrattDistrict Attorney Robinson
- Frank SheridanPolice Chief
- Gertrude MichaelMargaret Price
- Ferdinand GottschalkDr. von Strohn
Stills
Themes
murdermind transfer