The Witching Hour
1921, English. Directed by William Desmond Taylor.
Clay Whipple is convicted of murdering the governor following an incident involving a cat's eye pin. Whipple is sentenced to death, but a mentalist named Psychic Jack believes he is innocent since Whipple had been hypnotized at the time of the murder. The psychic persuades the judge to grant the condemned man a retrial, and he sets out to uncover the identity of the real killer, during which time he manages to prevent a second murder from occurring.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 10 April 1921
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Julia Crawford Ivers
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The Witching Hour runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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The Witching Hour isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 April 1921. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Witching Hour?
If you liked The Witching Hour, try Agatha and the Midnight Murders, The Caveman's Valentine, Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery.
Who directed The Witching Hour?
The Witching Hour (1921) was directed by William Desmond Taylor and stars Elliott Dexter, Winter Hall, Ruth Renick.