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.
- 5.6
- 1944
- Released
- 1h 31m
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
John Ardell
(uncredited)Richard Bartell
Hospital Intern (uncredited)
Mary Benoit
(uncredited)John Benson
(uncredited)Edward Biby
Art Exhibition Guest (uncredited)Helen Blizzard
(uncredited)Lulu Mae Bohrman
(uncredited)Wanda Cantlon
(uncredited)Edward Clark
Train Steward (uncredited)Janet Clark
Young Deria (uncredited)James Conaty
Art Exhibition Guest (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)Tom Costello
(uncredited)Oliver Cross
(uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
French Instructor (uncredited)Dulce Day
(uncredited)Jack Deery
Doorman (uncredited)Gary Del Mar
(uncredited)Bill Dillon
(uncredited)Joan Dix
(uncredited)Dick Earle
(uncredited)Ruth Eddings
(uncredited)
John Elliott
Phone Operator (uncredited)Kathleen Ellis
(uncredited)Virginia Engels
(uncredited)John Estes
(uncredited)Bob Evans
(uncredited)Evelyn Falke
Cissie, Age 5 (uncredited)Tom Ferrandini
(uncredited)Jack Fitzpatrick
(uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
Clerk (uncredited)
Joel Friedkin
Brakeman (uncredited)
Terry Frost
Emergency Ward Intern (uncredited)Joe Gilbert
Party Guest (uncredited)George Golden
(uncredited)Dick Gordon
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)Sherry Hall
Josh - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)Stuart Hall
Party Guest (uncredited)Carey Harrison
(uncredited)Eddie Hart
Doorman (uncredited)Nan Holliday
(uncredited)Fred Hueston
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham
Bellboy (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Intern (uncredited)Perc Launders
Ambulance Man (uncredited)Louise Laureau
(uncredited)Perk Lazelle
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Bellhop (uncredited)Bert LeBaron
Attendant (uncredited)Joseph P. Mack
(uncredited)Thomas Martin
(uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Porter (uncredited)Stanley McKay
(uncredited)Charles McMurphy
Cop (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
(uncredited)Mal Merrihugh
(uncredited)
Harold Miller
(uncredited)Peggy Miller
Cissie, Age 8 (uncredited)Hans Moebus
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)Clark Morgan
(uncredited)Thomas Murray
(uncredited)
John Mylong
Nicholas Bederaux, Sr. (uncredited)Field Norton
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Frank, the Bederaux's Butler (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Minor Role (uncredited)Michael Orr
Nick, Age 3 (uncredited)Foster H. Phinney
Party Guest (uncredited)Paul Power
Art Exhibition Guest (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Voice Instructor (uncredited)Victor Romito
(uncredited)Gale Ronn
(uncredited)Josephine Smith
(uncredited)Larry Stanton
Minor Role (uncredited)Glen Stephens
(uncredited)Robert Strong
(uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Ballet Master (uncredited)Alan Ward
Shoes (uncredited)Billy Ward
Alec Bederaux (uncredited)Don Wayson
(uncredited)
Lillian West
Salesgirl (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Caterer (uncredited)
Larry Williams
(uncredited)James Carlisle
Sam Harris
Released
en
- #insanity
- #film noir
- #stepson
Reviews
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