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The Search for Bridey Murphy
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Wikipedia article
'The Search for Bridey Murphy' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Noel Langley and starring Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward and Nancy Gates, based on the best-selling book by Morey Bernstein.Indick p.172 It is inspired by the story of American Virginia Tighe, who believed herself to formerly have been Bridey Murphy, a nineteenth century Irishwoman, in a case believed to be that of cryptomnesia. It was the only Hollywood film to directed by Langley, best known as a screenwriter.
Cast
* Teresa Wright as Ruth Simmons
* Louis Hayward as Morey Bernstein
* Nancy Gates as Hazel Bernstein
* Kenneth Tobey as Rex Simmons
* Richard Anderson as Dr. Deering
* Tom McKee as Catlett
* Janet Riley as Lois Morgan
* Charles Boaz as Jerry Thomas
* Lawrence Fletcher as Cranmer
* Charles Maxwell as Father Bernard
* Walter Kingsford as Professor
* Noel Leslie as Edgar Cayce
* James Bell as Hugh Lynn Cayce
* Eilene Janssen as Bridey Murphy at Age 15
* Bradford Jackson as Brian MacCarthy at Age 17
* James Kirkwood as Brian MacCarthy at Age 68
* Hallene Hill as Bridey Murphy at Age 66
References
Bibliography
* Indick, William. 'Psycho Thrillers: Cinematic Explorations of the Mysteries of the Mind'. McFarland, 2006.
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