The Eternal Question (1954)

Genre : Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 1M

Director : Anthony Young

Synopsis

Real-life palm reader Josef Ranald helps people two determine their futures. Some sources claim this British film was never released, or even finished, until 1956 when American Ron Ormond acquired it and added a brief sequence about a girl hitchhiker and a psycho motorist, releasing it finally as The Eternal Question.

Actors

Josef Ranald
Josef Ranald
Himself / The Palm Reader
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
Ranald's Assistant
Benedicta Leigh
Benedicta Leigh
Miss Langley
Aryl Blatchford
Aryl Blatchford
Stewart Mitchell
Stewart Mitchell
Hilda Fenemore
Hilda Fenemore
Mrs. Kane
Richard Burrell
Richard Burrell
Arthur Reed
Bill Nagy
Bill Nagy
Police Captain Scott
Ron Ormond
Ron Ormond
Narrator
Charlie Chaplin Jr.
Charlie Chaplin Jr.
Psycho
Ann Cornell
Ann Cornell
James Clayton
James Clayton
Wanda Danielli
Wanda Danielli
Asta Bredigand
Asta Bredigand

Crews

Anthony Young
Anthony Young
Director
Josef Ranald
Josef Ranald
Writer
James Clayton
James Clayton
Additional Writing

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