Spellbound (1941 film)

Spellbound, (AKA ' Passing Clouds '), (1941), is a British drama film directed by John Harlow. The film is based on the 1909 novel The Necromancers by Robert Hugh Benson.[1] The film was released in the US in 1945 under the titles of Ghost Story and The Spell of Amy Nugent to avoid confusion with Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, released later in 1945.

Spellbound
Directed byJohn Harlow
Written byMiles Malleson
Based onThe Necromancers
1909 novel
by Robert Hugh Benson
Produced byR. Murray-Leslie
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byFrederick Wilson
Music byWalter Goehr
Production
company
Pyramid Amalgamated
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation (U.S.)
Release dates
  • 10 May 1941 (1941-05-10) (UK)
  • 10 February 1945 (1945-02-10) (U.S.)
Running time
82 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise

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A young man is distraught after losing his fiancée to a terminal illness. He soon becomes involved with a group of spiritualists in order to contact her. This leads to a frightening series of events.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Catholic Herald - Archives".
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