- The Amazing Mr. X
Infobox Film
name = The Amazing Mr. X
{The Spiritualist)
image_size = 215px
caption = promotional film poster
director =Bernard Vorhaus
producer =Benjamin Stoloff
writer =Crane Wilbur
Muriel Roy BoltonIan McLellan Hunter
starring =Turhan Bey Lynn Bari Cathy O'Donnell
music = Alexander Laszlo
cinematography =John Alton
editing = Norman Colbert
distributor = Eagle-Lion Films
released = 29 July fy|1948
runtime = 78 minutes
country = FilmUS
language = English
budget =
gross =
imdb_id = 0040829"The Amazing Mr. X", also known as "The Spiritualist", is a fy|1948
thriller film directed byBernard Vorhaus withcinematography byJohn Alton . Like thefilm noir "Nightmare Alley" released a year earlier, this film tells the story of a phonyspiritualist racket. The film is prominently featured in Alton's book on cinematography "Painting with Light ".The film stars
Turhan Bey ,Lynn Bari ,Cathy O'Donnell , and Richard Carlson.Carole Landis was originally hired to play the part taken by Bari, but Landis committed suicide a few days before shooting began.Plot
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