The Snake Pit
Drama, Mystery, 1948
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.
Top cast:
Olivia de Havilland
Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Mark Stevens
Robert Cunningham
Leo Genn
Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
Glenn Langan
Doctor Terry
Lee Patrick
Asylum Inmate
Howard Freeman
Dr. Curtis
Natalie Schafer
Mrs. Stuart
Frank Conroy
Dr. Jonathan Gifford
Lora Lee Michel
Virginia - Age 6
Damian O'Flynn
Mr. Stuart
Esther Somers
Nurse Vance
Jacqueline deWit
Celia Sommerville
Virginia Brissac
Miss Seiffert
Grayce Hampton
Inmate Countess
Dorothy Neumann
Champion - Miss Neumann
Jan Clayton
Singing Inmate
Marie Blake
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Victoria Horne
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Doro Merande
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Nurse (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
Greek Patient (uncredited)