"The Screen Does New Thrills"
A phony psychic tries to solve a murder that took place during her seance.
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May Whitty
Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
Madge Evans
Helen "Nell" O'Neill
Lewis Stone
Inspector Marney
Elissa Landi
Helen Trent
Thomas Beck
Dick Crosby
Henry Daniell
John Wales
Janet Beecher
Lady Alicia Crosby
Ralph Forbes
Major Lionel Trent
Holmes Herbert
Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby
Heather Thatcher
Mary Eastwood
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