Does Experiment Perilous end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Experiment Perilous scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Experiment Perilous sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Experiment Perilous easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Experiment Perilous violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Experiment Perilous

Name: Experiment Perilous
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Released: 1944
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: George Brent, Hedy Lamarr, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker, Carl Esmond

Who's in danger from whom? Who's crazy? Who can fathom the obscure motivations?

Directed by Jacques Tourneur

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

194491 min5.8 / 10

A noir-tinged psychological thriller built on suspicion and uncertainty, where a doctor becomes entangled in a marriage shadowed by potential madness and danger.

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.

Clusters

Doomed Romantic Obsession Extended Family Relationships Film Genres and Movements Mental Illness And Psychosis

Genres

Romance Thriller

Keywords

Insanity Film Noir Stepson

Questions people ask

Does Experiment Perilous end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Experiment Perilous scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Experiment Perilous sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Experiment Perilous easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Experiment Perilous violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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