Short film
Phantoms, Inc.
1945 · 17 min
A sober, cautionary short that quietly tightens the screws on a grieving mother, leaving a lingering chill.
- Directed by
- Harold Young
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Starring
- Dorothy Adams, Morris Ankrum, Ralph Dunn
- Overview
- This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con man all of the family savings to find reassurance that her son is all right. When she can no longer pay, events take a tragic turn.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, deception, guilt, family
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Harold Young
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Starring
- Dorothy Adams, Morris Ankrum, Ralph Dunn
