Aired Thursday 27 September, 9:25pm - 10:55pmon BBC Four

Experiment Perilous (1944)

Name: Experiment Perilous
Rating: 6.4

Thriller

Tale about a woman's struggle to free herself from her marriage to a madman. Allida Bedereaux lives in fear of her unhinged husband, Nick, and subsequently falls in love with Dr Huntingdon Bailey, a psychiatrist who comes to rescue her from her dismal existence.

IMDb6.4

Rotten Tomatoes100%

Country: USA

Cast and crew

Jacques TourneurDirector
Hedy LamarrAllida Bederaux
George BrentDr. Huntington Bailey
Paul LukasNick Bederaux
Albert Dekker` 'Clag'` Claghorn
Carl EsmondJohn Maitland
Olive BlakeneyClarissa `'Cissie'` Bederaux
George NeiseAlec/Gregory
Margaret WycherlyMaggie
Stephanie BachelorElaine
Mary ServossMiss Wilson
Julia DeanDeria
William Post Jr.District Attorney
Bill WardYoung Alec Bederaux
Alan WardShoes
Nolan LearyBellhop
Larry WheatCaterer
Sam McDanielPorter
Edward ClarkTrain Steward
Joel FriedkinBrakeman
Broderick O'FarrellFrank

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