Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

Home Crime 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?

Crime  Biography  Documentary  History  Mystery

Directed by

Hamilton Young Ward

Starring

Hamilton Young Ward, Mark Osterman, Crista Cloutier, Felicity T.C. Hamer, Leslie Young-Ward, Katrina Weidman