Miracles for Sale (1939)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 11min
- Crime, Mystery
- 14 Aug 1939 (USA)
- Movie
Retired performer Mike Morgan sells original illusions to fellow magicians, and although he believes in the supernatural, likes to expose sham psychics. This involves him in some mysterious murders.
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| Robert Young | ... |
Michael Morgan
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| Florence Rice | ... |
Judy Barclay
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| Frank Craven | ... |
Dad Morgan
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| Henry Hull | ... |
Dave Duvallo
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| Lee Bowman | ... |
La Claire
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Cliff Clark | ... |
Inspector Gavigan
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| Astrid Allwyn | ... |
Mrs. Zelma La Claire
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| Walter Kingsford | ... |
Colonel Watrous
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| Frederick Worlock | ... |
Dr. Sabbatt
(as Frederic Worlock)
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| Gloria Holden | ... |
Madame Rapport
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| William Demarest | ... |
Quinn
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| Harold Minjir | ... |
Tauro
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| Eddie Acuff | ... |
Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| King Baggot | ... |
Magic Show Audience Member (uncredited)
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| William Bailey | ... |
Spectator in Theatre Box (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert | ... |
Mary W. Hotchkinson (uncredited)
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| Truman Bradley | ... |
Nightclub Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Naomi Childers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Waiter with Sugar (uncredited)
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| John Davidson | ... |
Weird Voice (uncredited) (voice)
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John Webb Dillion | ... |
Magic Show Audience Volunteer (uncredited)
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| Edward Earle | ... |
Ace of Spades Man (uncredited)
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| Herbert Evans | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Magic Show Audience Member (uncredited)
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| Jack W. Johnston | ... |
Magic Show Audience Volunteer (uncredited)
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| Suzanne Kaaren | ... |
Magician's Assistant in Demo (uncredited)
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| Armand Kaliz | ... |
François (uncredited)
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Edward Kilroy | ... |
First Attendant (uncredited)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| Richard Loo | ... |
Chinese Soldier in Demo (uncredited)
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Frances MacInerney | ... |
Magician's Assistant in Magic Show (uncredited)
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| Alphonse Martell | ... |
Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited)
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| Claire McDowell | ... |
Jack of Diamonds Woman (uncredited)
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| Matt McHugh | ... |
'All Over Town' Bus Driver (uncredited)
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| Frank McLure | ... |
Magic Show Audience Volunteer (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Roger Moore | ... |
Magic Show Audience Volunteer (uncredited)
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| James C. Morton | ... |
Blackie the Electrician (uncredited)
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| Richard Neill | ... |
Magic Show Audience Volunteer (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Mr. Hotchkinson (uncredited)
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| Broderick O'Farrell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Manuel París | ... |
Sinister Man in Theatre Box (uncredited)
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| John Picorri | ... |
Colonel in Demo (uncredited)
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| Cyril Ring | ... |
Numbers' Man (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Magic Show Audience Volunteer (uncredited)
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Amelia Stone | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Paul Sutton | ... |
Army Captain Robert Z. Storm (uncredited)
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| William Tannen | ... |
Spectator in Theatre Box (uncredited)
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| Phillip Terry | ... |
Magic Show Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
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| Harry Tyler | ... |
First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| Monte Vandergrift | ... |
Police Officer Bergin (uncredited)
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Harry J. Vejar | ... |
Citizen Who Speaks No English (uncredited)
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| E. Alyn Warren | ... |
Dr. Hendricks - the Coroner (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Tod Browning | ||
Written by
| Harry Ruskin | ... | (screen play) & |
| Marion Parsonnet | ... | (screen play) and |
| James Edward Grant | ... | (screen play) |
| Clayton Rawson | ... | (from a book by) |
Produced by
| J.J. Cohn | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| William Axt | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Lawton Jr. | ... | director of photography (as Charles Lawton) |
Editing by
| Fredrick Y. Smith | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | (set decorations) |
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Production Management
| Jerry Bresler | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Harold S. Bucquet | ... | director: additional scenes (uncredited) |
| Charles Dorian | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Harry Sharrock | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Gabriel Scognamillo | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alfred Gilks | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Earl K. Brent | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Werner R. Heymann | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Clifford Vaughan | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Franz Waxman | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Paul Le Paul | ... | tutor: magic (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1939) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1940) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1940) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (DVD-R Double-billed with "Paradise for Three")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mike Morgan creates the illusions that magicians use in their shows. While his business is Miracles for Sale, his hobby is exposing fake spiritualists. At the club, he is invited to attend the calling from the other world by Sabbatt, but Judy wants Mike to help her instead. Later that night, after spoiling an attempt on the life of Judy, and meeting Madame Rapport, Mike goes to Sabbatt's hotel only to find the doors chained from the inside and a strange voice speaking. Busting in, he finds Sabbatt strangled. While there seems to be no way for anyone from this world to commit the murder, it is only the first murder. Mike must find the how and why before Judy becomes the third and final victim.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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| Taglines | Thrills! Chills! Laughs! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to a book on movie makeup, this is the first known film use of contact lenses to change the color of an actor's eyes. See more » |
| Goofs | One scene shows Morgan having some fun with a waiter by making sugar bowls disappear and reappear. All three times it is clearly accomplished with a camera or optical effect instead of actual slight-of-hand. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in How Contact Lenses Are Made for Movies (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Comin' through the Rye See more » |
| Quotes |
Dad Morgan:
[in his son's shop: looking at a stage prop skull which moves its jaws up and down]
You must've been a woman. You know you're dead, but you're still trying to talk. See more » |