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58% Critic Match
Experiment Perilous
“Who's in danger from whom? Who's crazy? Who can fathom the obscure motivations?”
5.8 / 10• 1944• 1h 31m•PG• English
RomanceThriller
Storyline
In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.
Cast & Crew
George Brent
Dr. Huntington Bailey
Lead
Hedy Lamarr
Allida Bederaux
Paul Lukas
Nicholas 'Nick' Bederaux
Albert Dekker
'Clag' Claghorn
Carl Esmond
John Maitland
Olive Blakeney
Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux
George N. Neise
Alec Gregory
Margaret Wycherly
Maggie, the Maid
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacques Tourneur's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Experiment Perilous is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
