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Whirlpool (1949)

APPROVED  98 min  -  Crime | Drama | Film-Noir   -  28 November 1949 (USA)
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A woman secretly suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an effort to cure her condition. Soon afterwards, she is found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there and seemingly no way to prove her innocence.

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writers:

Ben Hecht (screenplay), Andrew Solt (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Tierney ...
Richard Conte Richard Conte ...
Dr. William 'Bill' Sutton
José Ferrer ...
David Korvo (as Jose Ferrer)
Charles Bickford Charles Bickford ...
Lt. James Colton
Barbara O'Neil Barbara O'Neil ...
Theresa Randolph
Eduard Franz Eduard Franz ...
Martin Avery
Constance Collier Constance Collier ...
Tina Cosgrove
Fortunio Bonanova Fortunio Bonanova ...
Feruccio di Ravallo
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Storyline

The wife of a psycho-analyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Patient | Hypnotist | Murder | Shoplifter  | See more »

Taglines:

Tomorrow she will know what she did tonight! See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Örvény See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

At one point in the film, Theresa Randolph (Barbara O'Neil) tells Ann (Gene Tierney) that she is old enough to be her mother. However, in reality, O'Neil was only ten years older than Tierney. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Ann is arrested on June 3, 1949, but we later read on her file that she was fingerprinted by police on May 27, 1949. See more »

Quotes

David Korvo: You were wise not to tell your husband, Mrs. Sutton. A successful marriage is usually based on what a husband and wife don't know about each other.
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Connections

Referenced in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"Again"
(uncredited)
Music by Lionel Newman
Played at the hotel lounge See more »