Night of the Eagle (1962) on Netflix
Norman Taylor, a psychology professor, learns that his wife Tansy has practiced conjure magic for years and believes it built his career. He makes her burn every charm.
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Plot summary
Norman Taylor teaches psychology at an English university, where superstition and belief systems are his subject and where he has risen quickly. Tansy, his American wife, finds a poppet left in their home, and Norman discovers her hidden practice of conjure magic, learned in Jamaica. She tells him her charms are responsible for his advancement and his well-being. A rationalist, he reacts with anger and forces her to burn every item she has used. Almost at once his luck turns: a female student makes an accusation against him, her boyfriend threatens violence, and during a thunderstorm someone tries to force a way into the Taylors' home.
Cast
- Jessica Dunningas Hilda Gunnison
- Judith Stottas Margaret Abbott
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Night of the Eagle (1962)
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- Peter Cushing was set to play the lead but chose Captain Clegg for Hammer instead, and Peter Finch turned the part down; Cushing was unwell when filming was due to start, so Peter Wyngarde was cast at the last minute. Anglo-Amalgamated's financing deal required a star in the lead.
- For its American release as Burn, Witch, Burn, prints opened with a narrated prologue in which Paul Frees intoned a spell to protect the audience, and cinemas handed patrons a packet of salt and the words of an ancient incantation.
