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Experiment Perilous

Experiment Perilous

★ 5.8/10•1944•1h 31m•PG•Romance•Thriller

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.

Warren Duff · Screenplay

Jacques Tourneur · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 18, 1944

Actors

George Brent

George Brent

Dr. Huntington Bailey

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Allida Bederaux

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Nicholas 'Nick' Bederaux

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

'Clag' Claghorn

Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond

John Maitland

Olive Blakeney

Olive Blakeney

Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux

George N. Neise

George N. Neise

Alec Gregory

Margaret Wycherly

Margaret Wycherly

Maggie, the Maid

Stephanie Bachelor

Stephanie Bachelor

Elaine

Mary Servoss

Mary Servoss

Miss Wilson

Julia Dean

Julia Dean

Deria

William Post Jr.

William Post Jr.

District Attorney

John Ardell

(uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Hospital Intern (uncredited)

Mary Benoit

Mary Benoit

(uncredited)

John Benson

(uncredited)

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