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The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X

In his eyes, the threat of terror! In his hands, the power to destroy!

19486.21h 18m

Overview

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...

Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Written by Ian McLellan Hunter, Muriel Roy Bolton, Crane Wilbur
Produced by Benjamin Stoloff
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Top Cast

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

Alexis

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Christine Faber

Cathy O'Donnell

Cathy O'Donnell

Janet Burke

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

Martin Abbott

Donald Curtis

Donald Curtis

Paul Faber

Virginia Gregg

Virginia Gregg

Emily

Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Wealthy looking woman

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Harry Mendoza

Hoffman

Themes & Keywords

mysticfilm noirblack and whitebeach housefake deathséancereturn from deadfake psychicsecluded beachphoney spiritualistgrieving widowmale gold diggercharming mansisters relationshiphusband fakes his deathcrashing waves

About The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X is a thriller, horror film released in 1948 exploring themes of mystic, film noir, black and white, beach house, fake death, séance. Directed by Bernard Vorhaus, it stars Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell. On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...

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