Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

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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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Status: Released
Release Date: January 5, 2025
Languages: English
Director: Hamilton Young Ward
Production: 309 Films
Production Countries: United States of America

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

Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

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