The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.

as Ann Sutton

as David Korvo

as Dr. William 'Bill' Sutton

as Lt. James Colton

as Martin Avery

as Theresa "Terry" Randolph

as Tina Cosgrove

as Feruccio di Ravallo

as Dr. Wayne

as Policeman Andy (uncredited)
John Chard
Mar 15, 2014
A successful marriage is usually based on what a husband and wife don't know about each other. An interesting and divisive film noir thriller directed by Otto Preminger and written by Ben Hecht (under the blacklist pseudonym Lester Barstow) and Andrew Solt. Adapted from the novel "Methinks the Lady" written by Guy Endore, the film Stars Gene Tie…
CinemaSerf
Dec 22, 2024
This might well be my favourite role for José Ferrer as he portrays the hypnotist charged with treating "Ann" (Gene Tierney). She's a bit of a kleptomaniac and both she and doctor husband "William" (Richard Conte) are determined to find out just what, if anything, is in her past and triggering this behaviour. It's not as if they are poor or that sh…