The Snake Pit

• 7.0 Drama
• 1948-11-04
• 108 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Olivia de Havilland (Virginia Stuart Cunningham) Mark Stevens (Robert Cunningham) Leo Genn (Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")) Celeste Holm (Grace) Glenn Langan (Doctor Terry) Helen Craig (Nurse Davis) Leif Erickson (Gordon) Beulah Bondi (Mrs. Greer) Lee Patrick (Asylum Inmate) Howard Freeman (Dr. Curtis)

Director:

Anatole Litvak

Writer:

Frank Partos Millen Brand