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The Hypnotist (1957 film)

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Wikipedia article




'The Hypnotist' is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Paul Carpenter, Patricia Roc and Roland Culver. It follows a hypnotist who attempts to convince one of his patients to murder the hypnotist's wife, whom he has grown sick of. It was based on a play by Falkland Cary. The film was released as 'Scotland Yard Dragnet' in the U.S.

Cast



* Roland Culver ... Dr. Francis Pelham

* Patricia Roc ... Mary Foster

* Paul Carpenter ... Valentine 'Val' Neal

* William Hartnell ... Inspector Ross

* Gordon Needham ... Detective Sergeant Davis

* Edgar Driver ... Atkins, the porter

* Tom Tann ... Wang, the houseboy

* Ellen Pollock ... Miss Barbara Barton

* Robert Sansom ... Senior Test Flight Official

* Martin Wyldeck ... Dr. Bradford

* John Serret ... Dr. Martin

* Oliver Johnston ... Dr. Kenyon

* Kay Callard ... Jazz Club Blonde

* Tim Fitzgerald ... Val as a boy

* Mary Jones ... Val's Mother

Critical reception



The Radio Times wrote "Irish-born director Montgomery Tully was one of the key figures in the British B-movie industry during the 1950s and 1960s. This is one of his better efforts, as psychiatrist Roland Culver attempts to frame disturbed test pilot Paul Carpenter for the murder of his wife. Culver does a nice line in evil manipulation and Patricia Roc is typically spirited as the girlfriend standing by her man";

while TV Guide wrote, "the film drags on and on, going nowhere and taking too long to get there."

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