He never dreamed what it would all lead to...and she didn't care !
In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.
- 5.9
- 1946
- Released
- 1h 10m
Vincent Price
Dr. Richard Cross
Lynn Bari
Nurse Elaine Jordan
Frank Latimore
Lt. Paul Stewart
Anabel Shaw
Mrs. Janet Stewart
Stephen Dunne
Dr. Stevens (as Michael Dunne)
Reed Hadley
District Attorney O'Neill
Renee Carson
Miss Hatfield - Head Nurse
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Franklin Harvey
Robert Adler
Frank - Male Nurse
Harry Carter
Sanitarium Orderly
Ruth Clifford
Mrs. Margaret Cross
John Davidson
Mr. Edwards
Selmer Jackson
Dr. Blair
Ruth Nelson
Mrs. Margaret Cross (voice)
George E. Stone
Cab Driver
Charles Tannen
Hotel Clerk
Pierre Watkin
Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager
Mary Young
Mrs. PennyReleased
en
$375,000.00
- #infidelity
- #amnesia
- #nurse
- #murder
- #mental institution
- #mad doctor
- #psychiatrist
- #thunderstorm
- #held at gunpoint
- #treachery
- #woman in jeopardy
- #damsel in distress
- #shock treatment
Reviews
Vincent Price stars in his first headlining role as the nasty "Dr. Richard Cross" who accidentally kills his wife in the lounge with a candlestick. One of his patients - Anabel Shaw ("Janet Stewart") is roused from her drugged state by the sound of their argument and witnesses the crime. As he discovers that she knows; he - aided by his lover Lynn Bari ("Nurse Elaine") commits her to his sanitariu
Shock to the heart but Vinnie's not to blame. Janet Stewert, whilst waiting to meet her returning from World War II husband, Paul, witnesses a murder. Stricken with shock, Janet is hospitalised and placed in the care of of noted psychiatrist Dr. Cross. Trouble is, is that it was Dr. Cross who committed the murder! Vincent Price (Dr. Cross) was of course synonymous with the horror genre. A