
The Witching Hour
Mystery · Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Guy Standing
Guy Standing
Judge Martin Prentice
Guy Standing
Judge Martin Prentice


John Halliday
John Halliday
Jack Brookfield
John Halliday
Jack Brookfield


William Frawley
William Frawley
Jury Foreman
William Frawley
Jury Foreman


Judith Allen
Judith Allen
Nancy Brookfield
Judith Allen
Nancy Brookfield


Tom Brown
Tom Brown
Clay Thorne
Tom Brown
Clay Thorne


Olive Tell
Olive Tell
Mrs. Helen Thorne
Olive Tell
Mrs. Helen Thorne


Richard Carle
Richard Carle
Lew Ellinger
Richard Carle
Lew Ellinger


Ralf Harolde
Ralf Harolde
Frank Hardmuth
Ralf Harolde
Frank Hardmuth


Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt
District Attorney Robinson
Purnell Pratt
District Attorney Robinson


Frank Sheridan
Frank Sheridan
Police Chief
Frank Sheridan
Police Chief
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