Experiment Perilous

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

5.6(35)19441h 31m

RomanceThriller

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.

Director

Jacques Tourneur

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Cast

George Brent

Dr. Huntington Bailey

Hedy Lamarr

Allida Bederaux

Paul Lukas

Nicholas 'Nick' Bederaux

Albert Dekker

'Clag' Claghorn

Carl Esmond

John Maitland

Olive Blakeney

Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux

George N. Neise

Alec Gregory

Margaret Wycherly

Maggie, the Maid

Stephanie Bachelor

Elaine

Mary Servoss

Miss Wilson

Julia Dean

Deria

William Post Jr.

District Attorney

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1 review

John Chard

12y ago

8.0

What Is This Evil That Shadows Their Lives? Experiment Perilous is directed by Jacques Tourneur and adapted to screenplay by Warren Duff from the Margaret Carpenter novel of the same name. It stars Hedy Lamarr, George Brent, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker, Olive Blakeney and Carl Esmond. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Tony Gaudio. 1903 New York and psychiatrist Dr. Huntington Bailey...