Experiment Perilous
“Who's in danger from whom? Who's crazy? Who can fathom the obscure motivations?”
1944•PG•1h 31m•5.8•Released
RomanceThriller
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.
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Writer
Warren Duff
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
George Brent
Dr. Huntington Bailey
Hedy Lamarr
Allida Bederaux
Paul Lukas
Nicholas 'Nick' Bederaux
Albert Dekker
'Clag' Claghorn
Carl Esmond
John Maitland
Olive Blakeney
Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux
George N. Neise
Alec Gregory
Margaret Wycherly
Maggie, the Maid
Stephanie Bachelor
Elaine
Mary Servoss
Miss Wilson
Julia Dean
Deria
William Post Jr.
District Attorney
John Ardell
(uncredited)
Richard Bartell
Hospital Intern (uncredited)
Mary Benoit
(uncredited)
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Warren Duff
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