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Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography(2025)

Name: Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography
Director: Hamilton Young Ward
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2025
Cast: Hamilton Young Ward, Mark Osterman, Crista Cloutier

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Crime

Last verified: 03/05/2026

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"Smile for the Dead" 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...