The Hypnotist (1957 film)
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Directed byMontgomery Tully
Written byMontgomery Tully
Based ona play by Falkland Cary
Produced byAlec C. Snowden
| The Hypnotist | |
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Written by | Montgomery Tully |
| Based on | a play by Falkland Cary |
| Produced by | Alec C. Snowden |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Phil Grindrod |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
| Music by | Trevor Duncan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Hypnotist (U.S. title Scotland Yard Dragnet) is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Paul Carpenter, Patricia Roc and Roland Culver.[1][2] It was written by Tully based on a 1956 play by Falkland Cary.
Pilot Valentine 'Val' Neal is injured during a test flight and after suffereing mental blackouts is treated by psychiatrist Dr. Francis Pelham, a friend of Neal's fiancée Mary Foster. Pelham has a secret wife, and tries to use hypnotism to compel Neal to murder her. Unable to persuade Neal, Perlham kills his wife himself, and then tries to pin the blame on Neal. With Mary's help Neal is able to prove his innocence.
Cast
- Roland Culver as Dr. Francis Pelham
- Patricia Roc as Mary Foster
- Paul Carpenter as Valentine 'Val' Neal
- William Hartnell as Inspector Ross
- Gordon Needham as Detective Sergeant Davis
- Edgar Driver as Atkins, the porter
- Tom Tann as Wang, the houseboy
- Ellen Pollock as Miss Barbara Barton
- Robert Sansom as senior test flight official
- Martin Wyldeck as Dr. Bradford
- John Serret as Dr. Martin
- Oliver Johnston as Dr. Kenyon
- Kay Callard as jazz club blonde
- Tim Fitzgerald as Val as a boy
- Mary Jones as Val's mother