Experiment Perilous (1944)
- Directed by
- Jacques Tourneur
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A doctor becomes intrigued by a mysterious woman in a wealthy but troubled family. He uncovers secrets and danger in her marriage set in 1900s New York.
tensemelancholicvisually lushsuspensefulromanticnoirishslow-burnmoody
What happens
Experiment Perilous is a 1944 American melodrama film set in 1903. The film is based on a 1943 novel of the same name by Margaret Carpenter, and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, and Claude E. Carpenter were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Hedy Lamarr's singing voice was dubbed by Paula Raymond. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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