Spellbound
Spellbound

Spellbound (1945)

7.4 ? Nov 08, 1945 1h 51m

Overview

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.

Genres

Thriller Mystery Romance

Release Date

November 08, 1945

Rating

7.4 /10

Runtime

1h 51m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

Dr. Constance Petersen

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

John Ballantine

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Dr. Murchison

Michael Chekhov

Michael Chekhov

Dr. Alexander Brulov

John Emery

John Emery

Dr. Fleurot

Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Dr. Graff

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Dr. Hanish

Erskine Sanford

Erskine Sanford

Dr. Galt (uncredited)

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd

Mr. Garmes

Donald Curtis

Donald Curtis

Harry

Rhonda Fleming

Rhonda Fleming

Mary Carmichael

Bill Goodwin

Bill Goodwin

House detective

Art Baker

Art Baker

Det. Lt. Cooley

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Det. Sgt. Gillespie

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Hotel masher

Jean Acker

Jean Acker

Matron (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Railway Gateman (uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Harry Brown

Gateman (uncredited)

Joel Davis

John Ballantine as a Boy (uncredited)

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barrymost

8.0/10

Sep 08, 2019

This intriguing little crime/thriller from the great Alfred Hitchcock isn't half bad. It's a more unusual Hitch effort, but the story has plenty of twists and turns to keep interest. Ingrid plays a kindhearted psychologist who falls in love with the new doctor at the asylum where she's working, but he may not be all that he seems. I'm sorry, Ms. Bergman; it looks like you've fallen in love with a psycho.

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CinemaSerf

7.0/10

Jul 01, 2022

When Leo G. Carroll ("Dr. Murchison") steps down as director of the "Green Manors" - a centre for psychoanalysis, he is replaced by Gregory Peck ("Dr. Edwardes") who immediately attracts the attention - romantic and professional - of Ingrid Bergman ("Dr. Petersen") who quickly discovers that he has quite a secret. Together they must work speedily to unravel a mystery of memory and murder before the authorities come to their own conclusions. This isn't my favourite Hitchcock thriller - Peck hasn't quite got the charisma or intensity the part required and though Bergman is beautiful; she is still just a little too stilted, unnatural even. The plot, however is complex and intriguing dealing with a traditional crime-noir subject in a far more cerebral manner. Miklós Rósza's Oscar winning score adds much of the menace to this and the pace smoulders nicely to a suitably thoughtful conclusion. I know Peck was David O. Selznick's golden boy at this point, but I cannot help but think he let's the thing down a bit; perhaps Hitch should have cast a more characterful lead? Great stuff, nonetheless though - certainly worth a watch.

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