Whirlpool 1950

Whirlpool (1950) Whirlpool is a 1950 American film noir thriller directed by Otto Preminger and written by Ben Hecht and Andrew Solt, adapted from the 1946 novel Methinks the Lady... by Guy Endore. The film stars Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, José Ferrer and Charles Bickford, and features Constance Collier in her final film role. Its plot follows the insomniac wife of a wealthy Los Angeles psychoanalyst who, after a chance meeting with a hypnotist, is charged with a violent murder. Owing to anti-British statements screenwriter Hecht had made in the recent past concerning the United Kingdom's involvement in Israel, prints of the film initially circulated in the country replaced his credit with the pseudonym Lester Barstow. Directortto Preminger Screenplay by Ben Hecht, Andrew Solt Based on Methinks the Lady...1946 novel by Guy Endore Producer: Otto Preminger Starring: Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, José Ferrer, Charles Bickford Cinematography: Arthur C. Miller Edited: Louis R. Loeffler Music: David Raksin Color process: Black and white Production company: 20th Century Fox Distribution: 20th Century Fox Release date : 1950 Running time: 97 minutes Country: United States Language: English