Synopsis
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Curtis BernhardtDirector
- Lester ColeScreenplay
- Sydney BoehmScreenplay
- Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert TaylorSteven Kenet
- Audrey TotterDr. Ann Lorrison
- Herbert MarshallWillard I. Whitcombe
- Dorothy PatrickHelen Kenet
- H.B. WarnerMr. Slocum
- Warner Andersonr. George Poward
- Moroni OlsenDr. Philip Dunlap
- John RidgelyAssistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
- Morris AnkrumDr. Stanley Griffin
- Elisabeth RisdonMrs. Kenet
- Vince BarnettHenry Cronner
- Jonathan HaleEmory Garrison
Stills
Themes
asylumfilm noirstrangulationpost world war iidoctor patient relationshipframed for murderbrain injurymurder confessionmurdered wifeinnocent man imprisonedwar veteran with amnesia