The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X
(The Spiritualist)
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBernard Vorhaus
Written byCrane Wilbur
Muriel Roy Bolton
Ian McLellan Hunter
Produced byBenjamin Stoloff
StarringTurhan Bey
Lynn Bari
Cathy O'Donnell
CinematographyJohn Alton
Edited byNorman Colbert
Music byAlexander Laszlo
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Ben Stoloff Productions
Distributed byEagle-Lion Films
Release date
  • July 29, 1948 (1948-07-29) (United States)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Amazing Mr. X, also known as The Spiritualist, is a 1948 American horror thriller film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus with cinematography by John Alton. The film tells the story of a phony spiritualist racket. The film is prominently featured in Alton's book on cinematography Painting with Light (1949).

The film stars Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, and Richard Carlson. The film is in the public domain.