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Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongings, changes her name, and moves to a new town. There she rents a room in a boarding house and holds a seance with the other tenants, with comical results.
Keywords
widow
medium
boarding house
alias
based on short story
séance
contacting spirits
Casts
Estelle Parsons
Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
Barbara Baxley
Mrs. Faun / Mrs. Faun's Sister
Sylvia Sidney
Mrs. Flanner
Ed Meekin
Mr. Cabot
Dennis Vero
Mr. Brand
Kimberly Carter
Young Mabel
Mary Seibel
Mabel's Mother
Martin Kern
Tom Faun
Brina Rodin
Lady at Garage Sale
Camilla Hawk
Lady at Garage Sale
Ann Coyle
Lady at Garage Sale
Rosemary Dean
Lady at Garage Sale
Frank Galati
Rural Ticket Agent
Thomas O. Erhart Jr.
Professor on Train
Ned Schmidtke
Man at Bus Stop
Dick Sollenberger
Bus Driver
Sheilah Keenan
Woman at Seance
Ted Liss
Man at Seance
R.G. Clayton
Minister
Everett F. Smith
Train Conductor
Dana Reilly
Rosalind Bleeker
Christy Michaels
Blouse Saleslady
Mary Reynard
Candle Saleslady
James Paccarrella
Cab Driver
Toni Fleming
Waitress at Donut Shop
Bob Jones
Manager of Fur Department
Jack Orend
Clerk at Train Arcade
Paul Newman
Hughie (voice)
Adam Hirsch
Sid (voice)
Crews
Joanne Woodward
Director
Joanne Woodward
Teleplay
Neal Miller
Producer
Dávid Szabó
Editor
Paul Vombrack
Cinematography
Ralph Hall
Art Direction
Neal Miller
Teleplay
June Finfer
Teleplay
Richard Manners
Original Music Composer
Shirley Jackson
Short Story
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