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The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour (1921)

1h 22m | PG-13

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Clay Whipple is convicted of murdering the governor following an incident involving a cat's eye pin. Whipple is sentenced to death, but a mentalist named Psychic Jack believes he is innocent since Whipple had been hypnotized at the time of the murder. The psychic persuades the judge to grant the condemned man a retrial, and he sets out to uncover the identity of the real killer, during which time he manages to prevent a second murder from occurring.

Director: William Desmond Taylor

Studio: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Genre: Mystery, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Elliott Dexter

Elliott Dexter

as Psychic Jack Brookfield

Winter Hall

Winter Hall

as Judge Prentice

Ruth Renick

Ruth Renick

as Viola Campbell

Robert Cain

Robert Cain

as Frank Hardmuth

A. Edward Sutherland

A. Edward Sutherland

as Clay Whipple

Mary Alden

Mary Alden

as Helen Whipple