The Witching Hour (1934)

Jack Brookfield a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers is able to win at cards through his unique gift But when he inadvertently hypnotizes young Clay Thorne Thorne kills an enemy of Brookfields while under a trance No one believes Brookfields protestations that Thorne is innocent of any murderous intent so Brookfield teams up with retired lawyer Martin Prentice in hopes of saving the young man from the gallows