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Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

Jan 5, 2025
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Documentary
Crime

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1869: William H Mumler stood trial for fraud in New York for claiming to photograph spirits of customers' deceased loved ones. Mumler walked free as experts of the day could not figure his methods. Was he a fraud? Or could he truly photograph the dead?

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CAST

Hamilton Young Ward
Self
Mark Osterman
Self - Historian
Crista Cloutier
Self - Mumler Biographer
Felicity T.C. Hamer
Self - Historian
Leslie Young-Ward
Self - Grief and Loss Expert
Katrina Weidman
Self - Paranormal Invesitgator
Directed by Hamilton Young Ward

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$25,000
Revenue
—
Production
309 Films
Country
US
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