John Alton’s stunning cinematography elevates to exhilarating heights this clever story of a psychic (Turhan Bey) insinuating himself into the moody cliffside mansion of a wealthy widow (Lynn Bari) by convincing her, and her less-impressionable daughter (Cathy O’Donnell), that he can communicate with the dead. The film’s exploration of the occult is impressively thorough, thanks to the use of real seance techniques and jargon from the era. Crane Wilbur would go on to write some of Eagle-Lion’s toughest docu-noirs, but here he tries his hand at mystery and succeeds in keeping us constantly guessing. Filled with clever visual gags and tricky sleight-of-hand, and featuring a smooth-as-silk turn by Bey as the sophisticated charlatan. One of the most satisfying “B” films of the era.