Shock (1946 film)
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| Directed by | Alfred L. Werker |
| Produced by | Aubrey Schenck |
| Written by | Screenplay: Eugene Ling Story: Albert DeMond Dialogue: Martin Berkeley |
| Starring | Vincent Price Lynn Bari |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | January 10, 1946 (U.S.A.) |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Shock is a 1946 film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The film tells the story of a psychiatrist, Dr. Cross, (Vincent Price), who is treating a young woman, Janet Stewart (Anabel Shaw), who is in a coma-state, brought on when she heard loud arguing, went to her window and saw a man strike his wife with a candlestick and kill her. It also stars Lynn Bari as Dr. Cross's nurse/lover, Elaine Jordan.
As Stewart comes out of her shock, she recognizes Dr. Cross as the killer. He then takes her to his sanitarium and at Elaine's urging, gives Janet an overdose of insulin under the pretence of insulin shock therapy. He can't bring himself to murder her in cold blood, though, and asks Elaine to get the medicine to save her. Elaine refuses, they argue, and he strangles her. Dr. Cross saves Janet's life, but now faces two murder charges.
[edit] Cast
- Vincent Price as Dr. Richard Cross
- Lynn Bari as Elaine Jordan
- Frank Latimore as Lt. Paul Stewart
- Anabel Shaw as Janet Stewart
- Stephen Dunne as Dr. Stevens
- Reed Hadley as O'Neill
- Renee Carson as Mrs. Hatfield
- Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Franklin Harvey
[edit] References
- ^ Shock at the Internet Movie Database.
[edit] External links
- Shock at the Internet Movie Database.
- Shock at Allmovie.
- Shock at the TCM Movie Database.
- Shock (1946 film) at the Internet Archive
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