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

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)

Trailer

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