Film

Experiment Perilous

1944 · 1h 31m · Romance · Thriller

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

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

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

John Ardell

(uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Hospital Intern (uncredited)

Mary Benoit

(uncredited)

John Benson

(uncredited)

• Jacques TourneurDirector
• Warren DuffScreenplay · Producer
• Margaret CarpenterNovel
• Robert FellowsExecutive Producer
• Tony GaudioDirector of Photography
• Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
• Ralph DawsonEditor

Experiment Peririous 1944 Trailer

Release date

December 18, 1944

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Genres

Romance, Thriller

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