Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

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?

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

Crime

Duration:

0 minutes

Year:

2025

Director:

Hamilton Young Ward

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Company:

309 Films

Cast:

Self

Self - Historian

Self - Mumler Biographer

Self - Historian

Self - Grief and Loss Expert

Crew:

Director

Writer

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Associate Producer