Bernard VorhausAmazing Mr. X , The (1948)

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Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Production Company: Samba Pictures
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Keywords: Thriller

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: terracesider - - February 11, 2006
Subject: Great film

Marvellous lighting enhances the menacing atmoshpere which prevades this film. The oily medium, Alexis, is arguably Turhan Bey's best film role. Lynn Bari provides first rate support.

Trivia: nearly fifty years later Bey played the ageing Emperor in the B5 (series 2) episode, The Coming of the Shadows.

Reviewer: Therby - - January 17, 2006
Subject: Slow start

At first I didn't think this was going to turn into much but it was fairly interesting with some mild surpises. This movie was done well and is in great shape. I did enjoy it.

Reviewer: billbarstad - - January 5, 2006
Subject: Pretty Good

A smart, smooth-talking confidence man (Turhan Bey) takes in a rich, romantic, morose widow (Lynn Bari) and the plot develops as expected from there. But a surprise twist takes the story in a different, hurried direction.

Pretty enjoyable short movie. I especially liked the performance of the widow's younger sister, played by Cathy O'Donnell

Reviewer: Ella Greggs - - November 4, 2005
Subject: Lousy Title, Highly Entertaining Film

Widow Christine contemplates remarrying, but feels haunted by her late husband Paul. She meets Alexis, a charming 'medium' who offers to help her communicate with Paul. Then one day during a sceance, Paul's ghost does indeed appear, but it turns out he doesn't exactly have Christine's best interests at heart.

Don't be put off by the horrible title. This is a very good movie. I really enjoyed the performances, and I loved the fact that I had no idea how the story was going to play out. You start off thinking its going to be about this poor widow being exploited by a fake medium, and then it turns into something much, much more sinister. Also lovely cinematography.