Shock - A psychologically distraught woman is committed to a private sanitarium by the man she witnessed commit a murder.
Shock (1946)
Director: Alfred L. Werker
Writers: Eugene Ling(screenplay), Albert DeMond(story), Martin Berkeley(additional dialogue)
Stars: Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore
Genre: Film-Noir, Thriller
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: 10 January 1946 (USA)
Filming Location: Backlot, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
Dr. Cross, a psychiatrist, is treating a young woman, Janet Stewart, who is in a catatonic state, brought on when she heard loud arguing, went to her window and saw a man strike his wife with a candlestick and kill her. As she comes out of her shock, she recognizes Dr. Cross as the killer. He takes her to his sanitarium and is urged by his nurse/lover, Elaine Jordan, to give Janet an overdose of insulin. Can he bring himself to murder Janet in cold blood?
Reviews:
"Although somewhat of a potboiler and a bit short on running time per today's standards, Shock is a tightly scripted, directed and acted thriller. As usual, Price is at the top of his game here, and any Price fans who haven't seen this film yet will want to check it out. The rest of the cast is also fantastic, and Shaw particularly stands out when she's on screen (which is not as often as we might like, but given the story, a necessity). Suspense is maintained throughout the film--even in the minor scenes. There was even a fair amount of tension in the opening when Janet Stewart is first checking into the hotel.
My score is 9 out of 10. I only subtracted one point for the ending, which came too soon and a bit too abruptly for my tastes. However, given typical studio restrictions during this era, when it was mandatory that the "bad guys" get their just deserts, the ending is also admirable for its relative ambiguity. It is almost similar in style to Stanley Kubrick's lauded ending of The Killing (1956), which also tried its best to circumvent the just deserts conclusions, though Shock predates the Kubrick film by 10 years."
- written by "BrandtSponseller" on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Shock
Brazil Choque!
Canada (English title) Shock
Finland (informal title) Salattu rikos
Finland (Swedish title) (informal title) Det dolda brottet
Germany (DVD box title) Der Schock
Greece (transliterated title) Eglima i parafrosyni
Mexico El susto
Portugal A Morte Veste-se de Branco
Romania Şoc
Soviet Union (Russian title) Шок
Spain El susto
Sweden Chock
UK Shock
USA Shock
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