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Experiment Perilous (1944)
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: George Brent, Hedy Lamarr, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker
Runtime91 min
RatingPG
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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.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Experiment Perilous is a 1944 romantic thriller directed by Jacques Tourneur that has received positive critical reviews. While not widely recognized with major awards, the film has a respectable 6.9/10 rating on IMDb, indicating generally favorable audience reception.
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Fans of suspenseful psychological thrillers and the atmospheric film noir style of director Jacques Tourneur will find much to appreciate in this 1944 drama starring the captivating Hedy Lamarr. The complex web of intrigue and manipulation surrounding the enigmatic Allida character will keep viewers intrigued and guessing until the very end.
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Experiment Perilous is a 1944 American melodrama film set in 1903. The film is based on a 1943 novel of the same name by Margaret Carpenter, and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, and Claude E. Carpenter were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Hedy Lamarr's singing voice was dubbed by Paula Raymond.
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