The Snake Pit
movie
Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!
Released November 04, 1948
Overview
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
Cast
Olivia de Havilland
as
Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Mark Stevens
as
Robert Cunningham
Leo Genn
as
Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
Celeste Holm
as
Grace
Glenn Langan
as
Doctor Terry
Helen Craig
as
Nurse Davis
Leif Erickson
as
Gordon
Beulah Bondi
as
Mrs. Greer
Lee Patrick
as
Asylum Inmate
Howard Freeman
as
Dr. Curtis
Natalie Schafer
as
Mrs. Stuart
Ruth Donnelly
as
Ruth
Crew
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Frank Partos
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Screenplay
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Mary Jane Ward
as
Novel
Anatole Litvak
as
Producer
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Robert Bassler
as
Producer
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Leo Tover
as
Director of Photography
Dorothy Spencer
as
Editor
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Darryl F. Zanuck
as
Executive Producer
Anatole Litvak
as
Director
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Millen Brand
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Screenplay
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Ernest Lansing
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Set Decoration
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Raymond A. Klune
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Production Manager
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Ben Silvey
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Production Manager