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Whirlpool (1950)
Directed by Otto Preminger
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Overview
The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.
Rated NR | Length 98 minutes
Actors
Gene Tierney | José Ferrer | Richard Conte | Charles Bickford | Eduard Franz | Barbara O'Neil | Constance Collier | Fortunio Bonanova | Lawrence Dobkin | Robert Foulk | Larry Keating | Myrtle Anderson | Gail Bonney | Lovyss Bradley | Margaret Brayton | Sue Carlton | Ruth Clifford | Clancy Cooper | Oliver Cross | Joan Dix | Johnny Duncan | Eddie Dunn | Jay Eaton | Sally Forrest | Alex Gerry | Mauritz Hugo | Ruth Lee | Ian MacDonald | Joyce Mackenzie | Harold Miller | Roger Moore | Howard Negley | Wanda Perry | Anitra Sparrow | Randy Stuart | John Trebach | Nancy Valentine | Helen Westcott | Charles Flynn
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/29/2018 | Home Theater | DVD | Rented | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
A lesser noir by Preminger with healthy doses of misogyny to go around. I know it was 1949 but even for that time period, and even for noir, it felt a little forced.
Great score but kinda ho-hum other than that, even with the hypnotism angle. I wonder if hypnotism felt more exotic then? Ferrer is great as the bad guy and I really liked the surgery-related twist. Tierney is also quite good, and gorgeous as ever.
The title has nothing to do with the film at all. I’d have called it MURDER UNKNOWN.
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