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Experiment Perilous

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1944 film by Jacques Tourneur

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5.7

In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.

Released: 1944-12-1891 minDir: Jacques TourneurRomance, Thriller

Cast

  • George Brent as Dr. Huntington Bailey
  • Hedy Lamarr as Allida Bederaux
  • Paul Lukas as Nicholas 'Nick' Bederaux
  • Albert Dekker as 'Clag' Claghorn
  • Carl Esmond as John Maitland
  • Olive Blakeney as Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux

Themes

  • insanity
  • film noir
  • stepson

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

2,358 votes

Year
1944
Runtime
91 min
Genres
Crime, Film-Noir, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Warren B. Duff
Cast member
John Mylong
Composer
Roy Webb
Production company
RKO Pictures
Cinematographer
Tony Gaudio
Narrative location
London
Duration
91
FilmAffinity ID
443761
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
George Brent and Hedy Lamarr in Experiment Perilous trailer.JPG
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Commons category
Experiment Perilous (film)
publication date
1944-01-01
title
Experiment Perilous
production designer
Albert S. D'Agostino
distributed by
RKO Pictures
costume designer
Edward Stevenson
film editor
Ralph Dawson
review score
100%
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