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Experiment Perilous (1944)

Poster for Experiment Perilous

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jacques Tourneur
  • Profile picture of George Brent
    Dr. Huntington Bailey George Brent
  • Profile picture of Hedy Lamarr
    Allida Bederaux Hedy Lamarr
  • Profile picture of Paul Lukas
    Nicholas 'Nick' Bederaux Paul Lukas
  • Profile picture of Albert Dekker
    'Clag' Claghorn Albert Dekker
  • Profile picture of Carl Esmond
    John Maitland Carl Esmond
  • Profile picture of Olive Blakeney
    Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux Olive Blakeney
  • Profile picture of George N. Neise
    Alec Gregory George N. Neise
  • Profile picture of Margaret Wycherly
    Maggie, the Maid Margaret Wycherly

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Keywords

  • insanity
  • film noir
  • stepson