Whirlpool (1949)
- 6.8
- 97 mins
- Crime, Drama
Storyline
The wife of a psychiatrist falls prey to a devious hypnotist when he discovers she's an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his former patients - now being treated by a real psychoanalyst's, found murdered, with her at the scene, suspicion points only one way.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Plot Keywords
hypnotist, psychiatrist, alibi, based on novel, investigation, mind control, false accusation, astrology, insomnia, murder, memory, deception, fear, tension, drinking, drink, doctor patient relationship, post world war two, divorce, marriage
Short Review
It's a fine example of the way Preminger, on occasion, managed to deflect routine melodrama into something more personal and profound.
Trailer
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