The Mind Reader

{{short description|1933 film by Roy Del Ruth}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Mind Reader

| image = The Mind Reader poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Roy Del Ruth

| producer = Hal B. Wallis

| screenplay = Robert Lord
Wilson Mizner

| based_on = a play by Vivian Cosby

| starring = Warren William
Constance Cummings
Allen Jenkins
Natalie Moorhead
Mayo Methot
Clarence Muse

| music = Bernhard Kaun

| cinematography = Sol Polito

| editing = James Gibbon

| studio = First National Pictures

| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

| released = {{Film date|1933|4|1}}

| runtime = 70 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Mind Reader is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Robert Lord and Wilson Mizner. The film stars Warren William, Constance Cummings, Allen Jenkins, Natalie Moorhead, Mayo Methot and Clarence Muse. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 1, 1933.{{TCMDb title|83536}}{{cite news|last=Hall|first=Mordaunt|author-link=Mordaunt Hall|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03E6DC163AEF3ABC4F53DFB2668388629EDE |title=Clairvoyant Racket Shown|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 7, 1933|accessdate=2015-08-11}} The film was based on a play by Vivian Crosby.

Plot

Following carnivals and performing small cons with his pals Frank (Allen Jenkins) and Sam (Clarence Muse), Chandra (Warren William) decides to have a go at a fake psychic scam, posing as a clairvoyant who can read minds and find lost items. Life becomes complicated when he falls in love with Sylvia (Constance Cummings), the niece of one of his marks, who believes his power to be real. The two marry, and Chandra tries to keep the truth from his bride, but a tragedy reveals his dishonesty.

==Cast==

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