Shock Treatment (1964 film)
| Shock Treatment | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Denis Sanders |
| Screenplay by | Sydney Boehm |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Starring | Stuart Whitman Carol Lynley Roddy McDowall Lauren Bacall |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,285,000[1] |
Shock Treatment is a 1964 film directed by Denis Sanders that takes place in a mental institution, starring Stuart Whitman, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall and Lauren Bacall.
Plot summary
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After beheading wealthy Mrs. Townsend, gardener Martin Ashley (McDowall) turns himself in to the police, is found insane and sent to a mental institution ruled by psychiatrist Edwina Beighley (Bacall).
Townsend's executor (Judson Laire) is suspicious of Ashley and hires actor Dale Nelson (Whitman) to simulate madness and locate a million dollars in stolen loot that Ashley might have hidden. Nelson becomes acquainted with Cynthia Albright, a patient, and develops a personal interest in her.
Dr. Beighley uses hypnosis on Ashley and learns of a million dollars he supposedly has buried. She is desperate for money to continue her work. She also comes to realize that Nelson is not who or what he seems to be. Before he can flee, Nelson is given injections of drugs by Dr. Beighley that leave him in catatonic states.
Late one night, Ashley and Dr. Beighley are discovered digging a hole near the old Townsend estate. In the box Ashley has buried is nothing but the ashes of money he has burned. Ashley and the doctor are both quite mad, and they end up admitted in the hospital while Nelson and Cynthia are set free.
Cast
- Stuart Whitman as Dale Nelson / Arthur
- Carol Lynley as Cynthia Lee Albright
- Roddy McDowall as Martin Ashley
- Lauren Bacall as Dr. Edwina Beighley
- Olive Deering as Mrs. Mellon
- Ossie Davis as Capshaw
- Donald Buka as Psychologist
- Paulene Myers as Dr. Walden
- Evadne Baker as Intern
- Robert J. Wilke as Technician Mike Newton
- Bert Freed as Frank Josephson
- Judith De Hart as Matron
- Judson Laire as Harley Manning
See also
References
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p254
External links
- Shock Treatment at IMDB
- Shock Treatment at TCMDB
- Shock Treatment at AllMovie
- Shock Treatment at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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