Experiment Perilous

Name: Experiment Perilous
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Released: 1944-12-18
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.77

★ 5,8 /10 (37 Votes)

1944 EN 91 min

Overview

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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Release date

18/12/1944

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Popularity

1.0

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

Genres

Romance Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

91 min

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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John Ardell

(uncredited)

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Richard Bartell

Hospital Intern (uncredited)

Mary Benoit

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John Benson

(uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Art Exhibition Guest (uncredited)

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Helen Blizzard

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Lulu Mae Bohrman

(uncredited)

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Wanda Cantlon

(uncredited)

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Edward Clark

Train Steward (uncredited)

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Janet Clark

Young Deria (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Art Exhibition Guest (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Tom Costello

(uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

(uncredited)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

French Instructor (uncredited)

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Dulce Day

(uncredited)

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Jack Deery

Doorman (uncredited)

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Gary Del Mar

(uncredited)

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Bill Dillon

(uncredited)

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Joan Dix

(uncredited)

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Dick Earle

(uncredited)

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Ruth Eddings

(uncredited)

John Elliott

Phone Operator (uncredited)

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Kathleen Ellis

(uncredited)

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Virginia Engels

(uncredited)

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John Estes

(uncredited)

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Bob Evans

(uncredited)

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Evelyn Falke

Cissie, Age 5 (uncredited)

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Tom Ferrandini

(uncredited)

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Jack Fitzpatrick

(uncredited)

Almeda Fowler

Clerk (uncredited)

Joel Friedkin

Brakeman (uncredited)

Terry Frost

Emergency Ward Intern (uncredited)

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Joe Gilbert

Party Guest (uncredited)

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George Golden

(uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

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Sherry Hall

Josh - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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Stuart Hall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Carey Harrison

(uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Doorman (uncredited)

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Nan Holliday

(uncredited)

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Fred Hueston

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Mitchell Ingraham

Bellboy (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Intern (uncredited)

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Perc Launders

Ambulance Man (uncredited)

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Louise Laureau

(uncredited)

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Perk Lazelle

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Nolan Leary

Bellhop (uncredited)

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Bert LeBaron

Attendant (uncredited)

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Joseph P. Mack

(uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

(uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Porter (uncredited)

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Stanley McKay

(uncredited)

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Charles McMurphy

Cop (uncredited)

Charles Meakin

(uncredited)

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Mal Merrihugh

(uncredited)

Harold Miller

(uncredited)

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Peggy Miller

Cissie, Age 8 (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Bob Morgan

(uncredited)

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Clark Morgan

(uncredited)

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Thomas Murray

(uncredited)

John Mylong

Nicholas Bederaux, Sr. (uncredited)

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Field Norton

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Frank, the Bederaux's Butler (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Michael Orr

Nick, Age 3 (uncredited)

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Foster H. Phinney

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Art Exhibition Guest (uncredited)

Georges Renavent

Voice Instructor (uncredited)

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Victor Romito

(uncredited)

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Gale Ronn

(uncredited)

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Josephine Smith

(uncredited)

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Larry Stanton

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Glen Stephens

(uncredited)

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Robert Strong

(uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

Ballet Master (uncredited)

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Alan Ward

Shoes (uncredited)

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Billy Ward

Alec Bederaux (uncredited)

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Don Wayson

(uncredited)

Lillian West

Salesgirl (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

Caterer (uncredited)

Larry Williams

(uncredited)

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James Carlisle

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Sam Harris

Original Soundtrack

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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 (Brent) is plunged into a psychological maelstrom when he enters the lives of Clarissa (Blakeney), Allida (Lamarr) and Nick Bederaux (Lukas). I've been living in that diary tonight, living the st…

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