Romance ·Thriller · United States of America · 1944 · 1h 31m

Experiment Perilous

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Director
Jacques Tourneur
Cast
George Brent as Dr. Huntington Bailey Hedy Lamarr as Allida Bederaux Paul Lukas as Nicholas 'Nick' Bederaux Albert Dekker as 'Clag' Claghorn Carl Esmond as John Maitland Olive Blakeney as Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux
Crew
Tony Gaudio — Director of Photography Ralph Dawson — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer Warren Duff — Screenplay Margaret Carpenter — Novel Warren Duff — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Jacques Tourneur Director Tony Gaudio Director of Photography Ralph Dawson Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer Warren Duff Screenplay Margaret Carpenter Novel Warren Duff Producer Edward Stevenson Costume Design Leah Rhodes Costume Design
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