Whirlpool

Whirlpool

Tomorrow she will know what she did tonight!!

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Release Date

1/13/1950

Runtime

98 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A woman loses control of her own agency when a predatory hypnotist exploits her compulsions, trapping her in a nightmare of blackmail and accusation. Classic noir anxiety about innocence and appearances conspiring to destroy you.

Mood

ParanoidTenseUnsettling

Themes

ObsessionIdentityCrime

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

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Structure

Linear

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Sexual content

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