Whirlpool

Overview
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.
Reviews (2)
John Chard (Rated: 7)
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 La...
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
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 ...
Recommendation & Similar
The Dark Past (1948)
The Web (1947)
Witness to Murder (1954)
Union Station (1950)
Sleep, My Love (1948)
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
The Dark Corner (1946)
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
The Naked City (1948)
The Glass Key (1942)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
The Locket (1946)
Black Angel (1946)
They Live by Night (1949)
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Lady in the Lake (1946)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Pickup on South Street (1953)























