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The Mind Reader (1933)

The Mind Reader poster
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man pretends to be a psychic to make money. His act gets complicated when he becomes entangled with the police and a woman.

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What happens

The Mind Reader is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Robert Lord and Wilson Mizner. The film stars Warren William, Constance Cummings, Allen Jenkins, Natalie Moorhead, Mayo Methot and Clarence Muse. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 1, 1933. The film was based on a play by Vivian Crosby. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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