This short looks at the possibility that those who have passed on can communicate with us in ways we least expect.
Social & External
The people behind it
Carey Wilson
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Roger Converse
Fred (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)
Mary Howard
Mary Dosier (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Arthur Rieck
John Dosier (uncredited)
Russell Wade
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