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6.3/10
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A psychologically distraught woman is committed to a private sanitarium by the man she witnessed commit a murder.A psychologically distraught woman is committed to a private sanitarium by the man she witnessed commit a murder.A psychologically distraught woman is committed to a private sanitarium by the man she witnessed commit a murder.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
- Director
- Writers
- Eugene Ling(screenplay)
- Albert DeMond(story)
- Martin Berkeley(additional dialogue)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Eugene Ling(screenplay)
- Albert DeMond(story)
- Martin Berkeley(additional dialogue)
- Stars
- See more at IMDbPro
Stephen Dunne
- Dr. Stevensas Dr. Stevens
- (as Michael Dunne)
Margaret Brayton
- Nurseas Nurse
- (uncredited)
John Davidson
- Mr. Edwardsas Mr. Edwards
- (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
- Dr. Blairas Dr. Blair
- (uncredited)
Ruth Nelson
- Mrs. Margaret Crossas Mrs. Margaret Cross
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Claire Richards
- Nurseas Nurse
- (uncredited)
George E. Stone
- Cab Driveras Cab Driver
- (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
- Hotel Clerkas Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Eugene Ling(screenplay)
- Albert DeMond(story)
- Martin Berkeley(additional dialogue)
- All cast & crew
Storyline
Dr. Cross, a psychiatrist, is treating a young woman, Janet Stewart, who is in a catatonic state, brought on when she heard loud arguing, went to her window and saw a man strike his wife with a candlestick and kill her. As she comes out of her shock, she recognizes Dr. Cross as the killer. He takes her to his sanitarium and is urged by his nurse/lover, Elaine Jordan, to give Janet an overdose of insulin. Can he bring himself to murder Janet in cold blood? —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
- Taglines
- He never dreamed what it would all lead to...and she didn't care !
- Genres
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaWhile on the set one day, Lynn Bari was talking with co-star Anabel Shaw and mentioned that she was a direct descendant, on her mother's side, of Revolutionary War hero Alexander Hamilton. Shaw revealed that she was a direct descendant of Aaron Burr, the man who killed Hamilton in the famous duel.
- GoofsInsulin is injected subcutaneously. The needle Dr. Cross uses is for intravenous use.
- Quotes
Lt. Paul Stewart: Well, if you give Janet this insulin, how certain can you be it'll help her?
Dr. Richard Cross: I'm neither a miracle man nor a prophet, Lieutenant. If medicine were an exact science, not an art, I might be able to tell you.
- ConnectionsEdited into Schlock! (2009)
Top review
You won't know the end until the end
Shock (1946)
You know right away this is a little creaky, but Vincent Price is in great form, and the idea of being committed to an insane asylum when you aren't insane is enough to carry almost any hour long movie. The filming in particular gives the film a polish the actors generally do not, and the plot has some conveniences that you can only smile at. They are not inconsistencies, and people act with a high level of logic.
You might call this a film noir, because of its gloom, because of its classic (and cruel) femme fatale, and because there is murder at hand. But most important is the appearance here and there of the solider, still in uniform, just returned from the war after two years missing in action. His positively sweet good nature in the face of an utter breakdown of the world he expected to find is meant to resonate with so many in the audience on both sides of just such homecomings. It's 1946, after all, and there isn't any larger theme for the average Jane and Joe.
Totally fun. And great, undiluted suspense.
You know right away this is a little creaky, but Vincent Price is in great form, and the idea of being committed to an insane asylum when you aren't insane is enough to carry almost any hour long movie. The filming in particular gives the film a polish the actors generally do not, and the plot has some conveniences that you can only smile at. They are not inconsistencies, and people act with a high level of logic.
You might call this a film noir, because of its gloom, because of its classic (and cruel) femme fatale, and because there is murder at hand. But most important is the appearance here and there of the solider, still in uniform, just returned from the war after two years missing in action. His positively sweet good nature in the face of an utter breakdown of the world he expected to find is meant to resonate with so many in the audience on both sides of just such homecomings. It's 1946, after all, and there isn't any larger theme for the average Jane and Joe.
Totally fun. And great, undiluted suspense.
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- Jul 3, 2010
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $375,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 10min
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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