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| Olivia de Havilland | ... | Virginia Stuart Cunningham | |
| Mark Stevens | ... | Robert Cunningham | |
| Leo Genn | ... | Doctor Mark Kik | |
| Celeste Holm | ... | Grace | |
| Glenn Langan | ... | Doctor Terry | |
| Helen Craig | ... | Nurse Davis | |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Gordon | |
| Beulah Bondi | ... | Mrs. Greer | |
| Lee Patrick | ... | Asylum Inmate | |
| Howard Freeman | ... | Dr. Curtis | |
| Natalie Schafer | ... | Mrs. Stuart | |
| Ruth Donnelly | ... | Ruth | |
| Katherine Locke | ... | Margaret | |
| Frank Conroy | ... | Dr. Jonathan Gifford | |
| Minna Gombell | ... | Miss Hart | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Victoria Albright | ... | Virginia (age 2) (uncredited) | |
| Jean Andren | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Sylvia Andrew | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Phil Arnold | ... | Bald Man (uncredited) | |
| Polly Bailey | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Barber | ... | Lola's Husband (uncredited) | |
| George Beranger | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Betsy Blair | ... | Hester (uncredited) | |
| Marie Blake | ... | Patient awaiting staff (uncredited) | |
| Lela Bliss | ... | Miss Greene (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Brayton | ... | Staff Room Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Virginia Brissac | ... | Miss Seiffert (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Burns | ... | Inmate at Dance Social (uncredited) | |
| Cliff Clark | ... | Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited) | |
| Angela Clarke | ... | Greek Patient (uncredited) | |
| Jan Clayton | ... | Singing Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Clifford | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| G. Pat Collins | ... | Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Harold Cornsweet | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Ashley Cowan | ... | Tommy (uncredited) | |
| Irene Dehn | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Janna DeLoos | ... | Stenographer Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Jacqueline deWit | ... | Celia Sommerville (uncredited) | |
| Forrest Dickson | ... | Counterwoman (uncredited) | |
| Ann Doran | ... | Valerie (uncredited) | |
| Bill Duray | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Marjorie Eaton | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Mary Emery | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Ben Erway | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Mabel Forrest | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Joel Friedkin | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Geraldine Garrick | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Nina Gilbert | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Donna Hamilton | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Alvin Hammer | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Grayce Hampton | ... | Inmate Countess (uncredited) | |
| Edna Holland | ... | Elderly Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Victoria Horne | ... | Ward 33 Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Bee Humphries | ... | Emma (uncredited) | |
| Isabel Jewell | ... | Ward 33 Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Larry Johns | ... | Minister (uncredited) | |
| Tiny Jones | ... | Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Geraldine Jordan | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Leo Kaye | ... | Hospital Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Doris Kemper | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Kate Drain Lawson | ... | Cafe Cashier (uncredited) | |
| Babe London | ... | Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Louise Lorimer | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Celia Lovsky | ... | Inmate Gertrude (uncredited) | |
| Ellen Lowe | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| George Lynn | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Therese Lyon | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Patricia Marlowe | ... | Practical Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Marion Marshall | ... | Young girl (uncredited) | |
| Mae Marsh | ... | Tommy's mother (uncredited) | |
| Mira McKinney | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Doro Merande | ... | Inmate, First Lady of the Land (uncredited) | |
| Lora Lee Michel | ... | Virginia (age 6) (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Miley | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Belle Mitchell | ... | Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Eula Morgan | ... | Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Harry Hays Morgan | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Frances Morris | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Neumann | ... | Champion, Miss Neumann (uncredited) | |
| Mary Newton | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Damian O'Flynn | ... | Mr. Stuart (uncredited) | |
| Anne O'Neal | ... | Miss Primm, Hospital Dining Room Waitress (uncredited) | |
| Inez Palange | ... | Italian Patient (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Pepper | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Wanda Perry | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Rose Plumer | ... | Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Grace Poggi | ... | Asylum Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Louise Robinson | ... | Husky Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Carol Savage | ... | Maxine (uncredited) | |
| Syd Saylor | ... | Inmate wearing visor at dance (uncredited) | |
| Helen Servis | ... | Inmate Miss Servis (uncredited) | |
| Lester Sharpe | ... | Dr. Sommer (uncredited) | |
| Tamara Shayne | ... | Ward 33 Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Sally Shepherd | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Queenie Smith | ... | Lola (uncredited) | |
| Esther Somers | ... | Nurse Vance (uncredited) | |
| Ann Staunton | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| June Storey | ... | Miss Bixby (uncredited) | |
| Mary Tarcai | ... | Nurse Jenkins (uncredited) | |
| Ray Teal | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Laura Treadwell | ... | Mother (uncredited) | |
| Mary Treen | ... | Nurse Jones (uncredited) | |
| Minerva Urecal | ... | Ward 33 Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Vaughan | ... | Bossy Ward 12 Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Basil Walker | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Warren | ... | Patient (uncredited) | |
| Claire Whitney | ... | Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Robert Williams | ... | Orderly, Dance Social Emcee (uncredited) | |
| Isabel Withers | ... | Nurse Johnson (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Anatole Litvak | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Frank Partos | (screenplay) and | |
| Millen Brand | (screenplay) | |
| Mary Jane Ward | (novel) | |
| Arthur Laurents | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Bassler | .... | producer | |
| Anatole Litvak | .... | producer | |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alfred Newman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Leo Tover | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dorothy Spencer | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | (as Lyle Wheeler) | ||
| Joseph C. Wright | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ernest Lansing | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Bonnie Cashin | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ben Nye | .... | makeup artist | |
| Esperanza Corona | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Ernie Parks | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Ben Silvey | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| David Silver | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Henry Weinberger | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Harry M. Leonard | .... | sound | |
| Arthur von Kirbach | .... | sound (as Arthur L. Kirbach) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Sersen | .... | special photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Henry Gerzen | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Roger Shearman | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Anthony Ugrin | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Charles Le Maire | .... | wardrobe director | |
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Edward B. Powell | .... | orchestral arranger (as Edward Powell) | |
| Alfred Newman | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jerry Bryan | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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Yikes, this was interesting but too depressing. I found the first hour just fine, and Olivia de Havilland does a fine job in the lead role, but to me it wore thin after an hour. The fascination of the mentally ill woman began wearing off and it just got to be too depressing to watch for the second hour. It wasn't just that he was mentally disturbed but she was so unhappy and the mental institution wasn't a bunch of laughs, either. There are a lot of unhappy people in this unhappy story. It's not an easy film to sit through.
Mark Stevens plays de Havilland's patient (meaning long-suffering) husband and Leo Genn is pleasant as the caring doctor.
I don't know how accurate this film is of mental hospitals back then but I doubt you would see a doctor, as was pictured here at a review board session, wave a nasty finger in front of a patient's face. That was unrealistic. No doctor would torment a patient like that in front of all of his peers.
In all, too depressing a melodrama for me but I am sure others would find this very entertaining.