The Amazing Mr. X

Released Jul 29, 1948

1h 19m

Mystery & Thriller

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100+ Ratings

A rich widow (Lynn Bari) pays a fake medium (Turhan Bey) to contact her late husband, who, it turns out, is still alive.

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Calum Baker

Radio Times

Deserves to be far better-known as one of the period's more artistically accomplished B-movies.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 6, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It may not quite be amazing, but darn if it isn't quite good.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 29, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Intriguing thriller.

Rated: B+

Apr 25, 2005

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nick s

Starts off threatening to be another ghost story, but then takes an interesting turn. Well paced and acted, with nice cinematography. A few plot points that could have been better, but overall an entertaining film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Martin B

Not good. It had a good premise but ham handed and crude in the execution. The older sister starts out as the focus replaced by the younger sister toward the end. A lot of loose ends unresolved and the crow flying out to sea made no sense.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/14/23

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william k

OK little drama has a simple tale, but it's nice that it quickly turns its ghost story premise into a crime drama; effective for what it is.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

THE AMAZING MR. X is a consistent, suspenseful, and visually stunning piece of lost cinema. This was a very pleasant surprise.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

A rich widow hears the voice of her dead husband calling, then meets a charming psychic walking on the beach. Coincidence? This quiet, atmospheric movie plays like a film noir commissioned by Val Lewton; slow to get started but it has a reasonably satisfying third act.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Terribly dull and uninteresting with little pace, but I did watch a terrible copy in terms of film quality.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Bernard Vorhaus

Director

Turhan Bey

Alexis

Lynn Bari

Christine Faber

Cathy O'Donnell

Janet Burke

Richard Carlson

Martin Abbott

Donald Curtis

Paul Faber

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Synopsis

A rich widow (Lynn Bari) pays a fake medium (Turhan Bey) to contact her late husband, who, it turns out, is still alive.

Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Screenwriter: Muriel Roy Bolton, Ian McLellan Hunter
Production Co: Eagle-Lion Films Inc., Ben Stoloff Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 1948, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 19m

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