The Spell of Amy Nugent (1941)
"Spellbound" (original title)

A young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact her he gets involved with a group of spiritualists.

Director:

John Harlow

Writers:

Miles Malleson (screenplay), Hugh Benson (story),

Stars:

Derek Farr, Vera Lindsay, Hay Petrie

Cast

Cast overview:
Derek Farr	...	Laurie Baxter
Vera Lindsay	...	Diana Hilton
Hay Petrie	...	Mr. Cathcart
Felix Aylmer	...	Mr. Morton
Frederick Leister	...	Mr. Vincent
Marian Spencer	...	Mrs. Stapleton
Diana King	...	Amy Nugent
W.G. Fay	...	Johnnie
Winifred Davis	...	Mrs. Baxter
Enid Hewitt	...	Lady Laura Bethel
Gibb McLaughlin	...	Gibb
Joyce Redman	...	Townswoman
Cameron Hall	...	Mr. Nugent
Irene Handl	...	Mrs. Nugent
Stafford Hilliard	...	Townsman

Storyline

A young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact her he gets involved with a group of spiritualists.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Spell of Amy Nugent

Filming Locations:

Worton Hall Studios, Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pyramid Amalgamated Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First cinema film of Joyce Redman.

User Reviews

Very Slow Lecture on Spiritualism

I awarded this film 6/10, whose title was "Passing Clouds" on www.youtube.com.I have to agree with another reviewer that it was produced at a funereal pace and Vera Lindsay who played Diana Hilton spoke her lines in a very slow hypnotic fashion that I too found myself nodding off.That is a pity as this was my first viewing of this rare 1941 film.Again I have to agree that with Britain suffering at the height of "The Blitz" in 1941 and with people losing loved ones, there was the feeling that the producers wanted to invoke some comfort for the survivors left behind by the recently deceased.Personally I would have thought that a good comedy would have been more apt, to raise Britain's morale.At least there was a comic Irish gardener dispensing his home grown philosophy.