Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography
Film2025
Directed by Hamilton Young Ward
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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?Read moreLess
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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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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Mark Osterman
Mark OstermanSelf - HistorianCrista Cloutier
Crista CloutierSelf - Mumler BiographerFelicity T.C. Hamer
Felicity T.C. HamerSelf - HistorianLeslie Young-Ward
Leslie Young-WardSelf - Grief and Loss Expert
Katrina WeidmanSelf - Paranormal InvesitgatorExplore the crew
- Director
- Hamilton Young Ward
- Writer
- Hamilton Young Ward