Fresh
It's entertaining enough in a hysterical sort of way, even if it never matches up to the excesses of Fuller's later Shock Corridor.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The Snake Pit
Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!
1948 · 1h 48m · APPROVED
Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Anatole Litvak
Overview
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
Director and cast
- Anatole Litvak Director
- Olivia de Havilland as Virginia Cunningham
- Mark Stevens as Robert Cunningham
- Leo Genn as Doctor Mark Kik
- Celeste Holm as Grace
- Glenn Langan as Doctor Terry
- Helen Craig as Nurse Davis
- Leif Erickson as Gordon
- Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Greer
- Lee Patrick as Asylum Inmate
- Howard Freeman as Dr. Curtis
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