Experiment perilous starring hedy lamarr, paul lukas and george brent. With hedy lamarr, george brent, paul lukas, albert dekker. Once in new york, bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. The film is based on a 1943 novel by margaret carpenter and directed by jacques tourneur. Now that may sound like i have already spoiled the movie but in truth i havent because this is made very obvious early on that this is a movie about a controlling. The experiment in question, in which office workers are locked up and told they must choose coworkers to kill, is ripe for satire, but mclean using a. Archives finally released it on dvdr, i was able to see the complete film. In 1903, doctor huntington bailey brent meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. This movie had hedy lamarr, george brent in the lead roles of the film premise no data available.
Added links to the forthcoming bluray release of murder, my sweet 1944. Its also a somewhat frustrating one, as it could have been a truly exceptional film but had to settle for being merely quite good. The most striking sequence of experiment perilous, an intensely haunted film, is a scene in an art gallery that focuses on a portrait of a woman as the music swells like waves. Often compared to gaslight but lacking that film s flashy star turns, this thriller has the feel of a good novel.
His name is nickshe wont have you forget itand the way this name dominates the story she tells, and therefore. Experiment in terror letterboxd social film discovery. May 16, 2011 experiment peririous 1944 trailer screenbound pictures. Now that may sound like i have already spoiled the movie but in truth i havent because this is made very obvious early on that this is a movie about a controlling husband. Set at the turn of the century, the film stars hedy. A 1944 melodrama set at the turn of the 20th century. Mary herries ethel barrymore has a passion for art and fine furniture. Balley, new york bound, meets an appealing spinster on the plane, learns enough of her story to catch his interest, finds himself obsessed with speculation about her, and suggests that she stay at his hotel.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Experiment perilous is a 1944 melodrama set at the turn of the 20th century. Good quality print, great film by the the legendary director jacques tourneur. The film stars jean peters and louis jourdan, with debra paget, herbert marshall, thomas gomez and james robertson justice. The willie smith septet featuring howard mcghee and eddie safranski, are jamming. George brent is, well, george brent but hes always a pleasure to watch.
Years ago a good friend and mancini completist ripped me some soundtracks from original vinyl lps. Anne of the indies is a 1951 technicolor adventure film made by 20th century fox. Made at rko in 1944 and directed by jacques tourneur, its an entertaining psychological thriller. Hedy lamarr, george brent, paul lukas, albert dekker, carl esmond, jacques tourneur. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. Bailey george brent and cissie olive blakeney on the train resembles the mysterious chance meetings of cat people and. The next morning he hears she has died at her brothers home, and he determines to close. Cinematography tony gaudio film editor ralph dawson. Experiment perilous 1944 starring hedy lamarr, george brent. Experiment perilous 1944 full movie download full hd youtube. Experiment in terror, with its spare, often 1finger, haunting urgency, became a favorite.
The innocents will be introduced by sam sarafy, a film researcher for the sigmund freud. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of nicks treatment of his wife. I finally saw this film for the first time, though i have an odd prior history with it. Life is short, art is long, decision difficult, and experiment perilous.
With glenn ford, lee remick, stefanie powers, roy poole. Mostly, though, its all a set up for a fantastic moment of special effects late in the feature that i did not see coming from a film from 1944. August 16, 2015 added bluebeard 1944, experiment perilous 1944, they drive by night 1940. Released 1944, experiment perilous stars hedy lamarr, george brent, paul lukas, albert dekker the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Experiment perilous 1944 when psychiatrist hunt bailey george brent encounters elderly clarissa cissie bedereaux olive blakeney during a. Experiment perilous 1944 directed by jacques tourneur. Brent reprised his screen role, and joan bennett and adolphe menjou costarred. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The film is based on a 1943 novel by margaret carpenter and directed by jacques. Read the full synopsis of experiment perilous, 1944, directed by jacques tourneur, with hedy lamarr, george brent, paul lukas, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Check out best experiment hd porn videos on xhamster. I wish that the strongest passages of experiment perilous were more representative of the films overall achievements. Find great deals on ebay for hedy lamarr and rita hayworth. Experiment perilous 1944 stream and watch online moviefone.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Experiment perilous 1944 experiment perilous stars george brent as dr. Experiment perilous a jazz jam session with willie smith. The next morning he hears she has died at her brothers home, and he determines. Fans of tourneur will want to check this film out, and its certainly worth viewing once but its not a mustsee title. The ball scene in the movie experiment perilous starring hedy lamarr. Experiment perilous film by tourneur 1944 britannica. With ethel barrymore, maurice evans, angela lansbury, keenan wynn. They are all making comparisons for 2 different performances, with 2 movies that have similar backgrounds. A man with an asthmatic voice telephones assaults clerk kelly sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank. Thank god it didnt have the dignity to be shortlisted. In experiment perilous, psychiatrist george brent begins to ask questions after his traveling companion turns up dead, and a wife hedy lamarr is suspected of being unbalanced. One day she meets a strange young painter named harry springer elcott maurice evans, who uses his painting skill to enter into her life.
The film stars peter sarsgaard, winona ryder, taryn manning, kellan lutz, anton yelchin, john leguizamo, lori singer, dennis haysbert, anthony edwards, and jim gaffigan. Experiment perilous comes comes from a hippocrates saying and is quoted by brents good doctor during the unfurling of the narrative. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He first becomes acquainted with cissie olive blakeney during a difficult train journey and she lets slip that shes kept a secret diary. Experiment perilous 1944 was a prestigious abudget picture from rko, stylishly directed by jacques tourneur, who had recently been moved up from bmovie status based on his successful work for producer val lewton on films such as the leopard man 1943 and cat people 1942. Officially based on a novel by margaret carpenter, experiment perilous would seem to be more inspired by mgms psychological thriller gaslight. The films title is taken from the following provocative quote by hippocrates voiced by one of the characters. Set at the turn of the century, the film stars hedy lamarr as allida, the beautiful young wife of an elderly gentleman named nick paul lukas. Tourneur was the son of one of french cinemas preeminent directors, maurice tourneur, who made more than 90 pictures, more than half of them in the united states between 1914 and 1926. Jacques tourneur, french american filmmaker of broad range known for horror, film noirs, and westerns. Experiment perilous is an english movie directed by jacques tourneur released in the year 1944. The main problem are the prologue and epilogue that bookend the film. Experiment perilous 1944 jacques tourneur synopsis. The film also stars the underrated ella raines phantom lady 1944, impact 1949 dean harens, stanley ridges, possessed 1949, the file on thelma jordan and no way out 1950 henry daniell, rosalind ivan and molly lamont the dark corner 1946, devil bats daughter 1946 raymond severn plays the delicious little urchin merridew who works for.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Thorold dickinsons superior uk original, is minimized here, and tourneurs 1944 film. This page was last edited on 27 august 2019, at 18. Huntington bailey, a man who becomes embroiled in the bederaux family and suspects murder at the heart of it. Interesting that cary grant and gregory peck were both scheduled to play george brents role but both dropped out. The carpenter novel was actually set in the present day but a decision was made to transfer the story to the early part of the 1900s so as to get some period flavours into the mix. Experiment perilous 1944 starring hedy lamarr, george. Its certainly a career highlight for misused object of beauty actress hedy lamarr. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Bailey george brent and cissie olive blakeney on the train resembles the mysterious chance meetings of cat people and tourneurs 1956 film noir nightfall. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Like george cukors gaslight released in the same year, experiment perilous is a. Carpenter were nominated for an academy award for best art directioninterior decoration, blackandwhite. The stanley milgram story is a 2015 american biographical drama film written and directed by michael almereyda, based on the 1961 milgram experiment.
Experiment perilous was presented on screen guild players on october 12, 1946. Watch experiment perilous full movie in hd visit movie 30574 in 1903, doctor huntington bailey brent meets a friendly olde. When warner archives finally released it on dvdr, i was able to see the complete film. In jacques tourneurs gothic mystery experiment perilous 1944, a man on a night train is woken by a frightened, ill and perhaps mad woman who keeps talking about her brother in new york, all of his importance and troubles. Experiment perilous 1944 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It was directed by jacques tourneur and produced by george jessel.
I would listen to them with headphones while i worked. I wish that the strongest passages of experiment perilous were more representative of the film s overall achievements. Dagostino, jack okey, darrell silvera, and claude e. In the same year which also saw gaslight, the 1944 remake of the 1940 british movie, experiment perilous was another movie about a woman basically being trapped and manipulated by a controlling, jealous husband. Onward to jacques tourneurs 1944 experiment perilous, a small drama of rare distinction. Paul lukas in experiment perilous 1944 hedy lamarr and george brent in experiment. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Experiment peririous 1944 trailer screenbound pictures. Cat people, i walked with a zombie, and out of the past. Jacques tourneur frenchamerican director britannica. The film has often been compared to cukors similar costume thriller gaslight which was also released in 1944 but experiment perilous is a better and more personal work. Street date october 2009 available through the warner archive collection 19.
Experiment perilous 1944 when psychiatrist hunt bailey george brent encounters elderly clarissa cissie bedereaux olive blakeney during a violent storm in 1903, his unusual relationship. Other articles where experiment perilous is discussed. It seems to me an obvious influence on vertigo, though i have no idea if thats true, and hitchcock shot his scene with a lot more fluidity. Might have been a better film had one of them been in it. Hedy lamarr, paul lukas, george brent, albert dekker. Treating his wife like a possession, nick keeps her a virtual prisoner in their london town house, cutting off. During the course of the experiment the scientist in charge must be prepared to terminate the experiment at any stage, if he has probably cause to believe, in the exercise of the good faith, superior skill and careful judgment required of him that a continuation of the experiment is likely to result in injury, disability, or death to the. Buy experiment perilous dvd from amazons movies store. Dec 05, 2009 the willie smith septet featuring howard mcghee and eddie safranski, are jamming. Experiment perilous 1944 was a gothic thriller set in 1903 new york featuring hedy lamarr. Tcm bobs picks jul 16 2014 3of4 experiment perilous intro duration. In 1903, a doctor suspects murder in the gothic bederaux family. The film is directed by jacques tourneur, and costars include paul lukas.