The Amazing Mr. X

Jul 29, 1948

1h 18m

★ 6.2

In his eyes, the threat of terror! In his hands, the power to destroy!

Overview

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

Ben Stoloff Productions

Eagle-Lion Films

The Amazing Mr. X Trailers

Cast

Alexis

Turhan Bey

Christine Faber

Lynn Bari

Janet Burke

Cathy O'Donnell

Martin Abbott

Richard Carlson

Paul Faber

Donald Curtis

Emily

Virginia Gregg

Wealthy looking woman

Norma Varden

Hoffman

Harry Mendoza

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