The Amazing Mr. X
About The Amazing Mr. X
Two years after Paul Faber died, his widow Christine hears him in the surf and meets Alexis, a spiritualist who seems to know the dead. He draws in Christine and her sister Janet. Paul is alive. He blackmails Alexis into keeping the racket going. Christine hears the voice and goes off a cliff. Alexis pulls her back. Janet finds the recordings. Paul shoots Alexis, then fires at the police and is killed. Alexis dies after Janet is clear.
Cast & crew
More about The Amazing Mr. X
Bernard Vorhaus directed. Crane Wilbur wrote it. Benjamin Stoloff produced. Eagle-Lion released it. John Alton photographed. Alexander Laszlo composed. Also released as The Spiritualist. Turhan Bey plays Alexis, Lynn Bari plays Christine, Cathy O'Donnell plays Janet, Richard Carlson plays Martin Abbott, and Donald Curtis plays Paul. Alton discusses the lighting in Painting with Light (1949).
Themes
Look
John Alton lights the beach and the séance rooms. He used shots from the film in Painting with Light.
Music
Alexander Laszlo composed the score.
Preservation
The film is in the public domain. Prints survive.
Notes
- The voices Christine hears are recordings.
- The other title is The Spiritualist.
- The film is in the public domain.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive as amazing_mr_x.
- Virginia Gregg plays Emily. Harry Mendoza plays Detective Hoffman.
Scenes
- Christine follows Paul's voice off the cliff.
- Janet finds Alexis and Paul with the playback machine.
Also available
- Internet Archive (amazing_mr_x)
