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The Amazing Mr. X (1948)

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

Genre : Thriller, Horror

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Bernard Vorhaus
Writer : Ian McLellan Hunter, Muriel Roy Bolton

Synopsis

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...

Actors

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
Harry Mendoza
Harry Mendoza
Hoffman

Crews

Bernard Vorhaus
Bernard Vorhaus
Director
Crane Wilbur
Crane Wilbur
Story
Benjamin Stoloff
Benjamin Stoloff
Producer
Alexander Laszlo
Alexander Laszlo
Original Music Composer
John Alton
John Alton
Director of Photography
Norman Colbert
Norman Colbert
Editor
Frank Durlauf
Frank Durlauf
Art Direction
Armor Marlowe
Armor Marlowe
Set Decoration
Clarence Steensen
Clarence Steensen
Set Decoration
James T. Vaughn
James T. Vaughn
Production Supervisor
Ridgeway Callow
Ridgeway Callow
Assistant Director
Ern Westmore
Ern Westmore
Makeup Artist
Frank Westmore
Frank Westmore
Makeup Artist
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Leon Becker
Leon Becker
Sound
Frank McWhorter
Frank McWhorter
Sound
Ian McLellan Hunter
Ian McLellan Hunter
Screenplay
Muriel Roy Bolton
Muriel Roy Bolton
Screenplay
Joan St. Oegger
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Irving Friedman
Irving Friedman
Music Director
Stewart Stern
Stewart Stern
Other

Posters and backgrounds

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