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Shock

  • 19461946
  • PGPG
  • 1h 10min
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.6K
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Vincent Price and Lynn Bari in Shock (1946)
Film-NoirThriller

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
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  • Director
    • Alfred L. Werker
  • Writers
    • Eugene Ling(screenplay)
    • Albert DeMond(story)
    • Martin Berkeley(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Lynn Bari
    • Frank Latimore
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alfred L. Werker
  • Writers
    • Eugene Ling(screenplay)
    • Albert DeMond(story)
    • Martin Berkeley(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Lynn Bari
    • Frank Latimore
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    • 74User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
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    Vincent Price and Lynn Bari in Shock (1946)
    Vincent Price and Lynn Bari in Shock (1946)
    Vincent Price and Lynn Bari in Shock (1946)
    Vincent Price in Shock (1946)
    Vincent Price and Lynn Bari in Shock (1946)

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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Dr. Richard Crossas Dr. Richard Cross
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Nurse Elaine Jordanas Nurse Elaine Jordan
    Frank Latimore
    Frank Latimore
    • Lt. Paul Stewartas Lt. Paul Stewart
    Anabel Shaw
    Anabel Shaw
    • Mrs. Janet Stewartas Mrs. Janet Stewart
    Stephen Dunne
    Stephen Dunne
    • Dr. Stevensas Dr. Stevens
    • (as Michael Dunne)
    Reed Hadley
    Reed Hadley
    • District Attorney O'Neillas District Attorney O'Neill
    Renee Carson
    • Miss Hatfield - Head Nurseas Miss Hatfield - Head Nurse
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • Dr. H.J. Harveyas Dr. H.J. Harvey
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Frank - Male Nurseas Frank - Male Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Brayton
    • Nurseas Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Sanitarium Orderlyas Sanitarium Orderly
    • (uncredited)
    Ruth Clifford
    Ruth Clifford
    • Mrs. Margaret Crossas Mrs. Margaret Cross
    • (uncredited)
    John Davidson
    John Davidson
    • Mr. Edwardsas Mr. Edwards
    • (uncredited)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Dr. Blairas Dr. Blair
    • (uncredited)
    Ruth Nelson
    Ruth Nelson
    • Mrs. Margaret Crossas Mrs. Margaret Cross
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Claire Richards
    • Nurseas Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Cab Driveras Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Tannen
    Charles Tannen
    • Hotel Clerkas Hotel Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred L. Werker
    • Writers
      • Eugene Ling(screenplay)
      • Albert DeMond(story)
      • Martin Berkeley(additional dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    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>
    one word titlefemale protagonistfemale mental patientmental institutionwoman in jeopardy73 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • He never dreamed what it would all lead to...and she didn't care !
    • Genres
      • Film-Noir
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      While 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.
    • Goofs
      Insulin 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.

    • Connections
      Edited into Schlock! (2009)

    User reviews74

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    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.
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    • Jul 3, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chock
    • Filming locations
      • Backlot, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $375,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 10min
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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