Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1944 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
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Officially based on a novel by Margaret Carpenter, Experiment Perilous would seem to be more inspired by MGM's psychological thriller Gaslight. Set at the turn of the century, the film stars Hedy Lamarr as Allida, the beautiful young wife of an elderly "gentleman" named Nick (Paul Lukas). Treating his wife like a possession, Nick keeps her a virtual prisoner in their London town house, cutting off all contact with the outside world. The situation is exacting a terrible emotional toll on Allida
Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.
Jan 1, 1944 Wide
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (0) | DVD (1)
Highly atmospheric thriller.
I wish that the strongest passages of Experiment Perilous were more representative of the film's overall achievements. It's practically an essay in the boons and the perils of starting off wonderfully.
Tourneur's well crafted suspense thriller about a scary husband menacing his wife (Hedy Lamarr) bears thematic resemblance to the far superior Gaslight, by George Cukor, for which Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar.
Elegant mystery melodrama.
[URL=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036807/]Experiment Perilous[/URL] is a decent film carried out by a brilliant cast and capable director. It really held my interest from the beginning but it sure stalls toward the middle. I mean why put the fabulously beautiful and talented Hedy Lamarr in a film that is all about
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