A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)
Acting
Rains simmers—charming then genuinely unhinged.
Direction
Elvey squeezes dread from cramped music halls.
Director
Maurice Elvey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fay Wray shot this between King Kong and The Mystery of the Wax Museum—peak scream-queen era.
The 1935 UK release was trimmed for being too grim; American prints kept the bleak ending intact.
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