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Experiment Perilous

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"Who's in danger from whom? Who's crazy? Who can fathom the obscure motivations?"

Duration

1h 31m

Release

18 Dec 1944

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

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.

Plot

In 1903, a doctor suspects murder in the gothic Bederaux family.

Cast

Hedy LamarrGeorge BrentPaul Lukas

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Details

Director

Jacques Tourneur

Writers

Warren DuffMargaret Carpenter

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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