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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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With their June 2004 release of THE SNAKE PIT on DVD, 20th Century Fox has added another winner to the "Studio Classics" series. Number 19 (20 if you count F. W. Murnau's SUNRISE)proves to be another example of the strong, dramatic material that Fox often put out under the helm of Darryl F. Zanuck during the 1940s. GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT, ALL ABOUT EVEN, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT and THE GRAPES OF WRATH are six examples of Fox quality drama that have previously received the "Studio Classic" treatment.
THE SNAKE PIT (1948) tells the story of a young woman suffering from a nervous breakdown, her confinement in a mental institution of the day, and her struggle for recovery through the efforts of a caring doctor (Leo Genn) and loving husband (Mark Stevens). Olivia de Havilland as the mentally ill woman, gives one of the finest performances of her career. If she hadn't received the Academy Award two years previously (1946)for TO EACH HIS OWN, she most likely would have taken the 1948 Best Actress Oscar over Jane Wyman fine performance as JOHNNY BELINDA. I would say that THE SNAKE PIT along with her performance in William Wyler's (1949) film, THE HEIRESS (for which she won a second Oscar), represent the two finest performances of her entire career. Anatole Livak's strong direction brings to life an outstanding screenplay. The film was certainly worthy of the six Academy Award nominations that it received, including one for Best Picture. If you enjoy strong drama with outstanding performances, then you will want to include THE SNAKE PIT in your DVD collection.