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The Mind Reader

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Following carnivals and performing small cons with his pals Frank (Allen Jenkins) and Sam (Clarence Muse), Chandra (Warren William) decides to have a go at a fake psychic scam, posing as a clairvoyant who can read minds and find lost items. Life becomes complicated when he falls in love with Sylvia (Constance Cummings), the niece of one of his marks, who believes his power to be real. The two marry, and Chandra tries to keep the truth from his bride, but a tragedy reveals his dishonesty.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The star performance by Williams and the mordant comical lines throughout, raise the film's value to watchable programmer fare. Rated: B- Oct 1, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Not worth watching. But has Warren Williams Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Story of a psychic, a swindler. But also a kind of strange, rather touching, love story. Love can make you try to go straight, but the economy makes you go bad. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member good carny melodrama Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Following carnivals and performing small cons with his pals Frank (Allen Jenkins) and Sam (Clarence Muse), Chandra (Warren William) decides to have a go at a fake psychic scam, posing as a clairvoyant who can read minds and find lost items. Life becomes complicated when he falls in love with Sylvia (Constance Cummings), the niece of one of his marks, who believes his power to be real. The two marry, and Chandra tries to keep the truth from his bride, but a tragedy reveals his dishonesty.
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
First National Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 1, 1933, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 9m
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