Name: Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography
Genre: Biography, Crime, Documentary, Mystery
Released: 2025
Duration: 54 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Hamilton Young Ward, Mark Osterman, Crista Cloutier, Felicity T.C. Hamer

Hamilton Young Ward

Mark Osterman

Crista Cloutier

Felicity T.C. Hamer

Uncovers the eerie mystery of William H. Mumler's spirit photography and his ghostly portraits of the1800s. This documentary investigates Mumler's techniques and why society so needed him in the post-Civil War era.

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Uncovers the eerie mystery of William H. Mumler's spirit photography and his ghostly portraits of the1800s. This documentary investigates Mumler's techniques and why society so needed him in the post-Civil War era.

Biography • 2025 • 0h 54m6.2

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Mark Osterman

Crista Cloutier

Felicity T.C. Hamer