Experiment Perilous 79 years old

Who's in danger from whom? Who's crazy? Who can fathom the obscure motivations?

Experiment Perilous

In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.

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Experiment Perilous Cast

Name Character
Paul Lukas He was 53, 80 years old when he died as Nick Bederaux
Hedy Lamarr She was 30, 85 years old when she died as Allida Bederaux
Olive Blakeney She was 45, 60 years old when she died as Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux
Mary Servoss She was 56, 80 years old when she died as Miss Wilson
Stephanie Bachelor She was 32, 84 years old when she died as Elaine
Carl Esmond He was 42, 102 years old when he died as John Maitland
Margaret Wycherly She was 63, 74 years old when she died as Maggie, the Maid
George Brent He was 40, 75 years old when he died as Dr. Huntington Bailey
William Post, Jr. He was 43, 88 years old when he died as District Attorney
Albert Dekker He was 38, 62 years old when he died as 'Clag' Claghorn
George N. Neise He was 27, 79 years old when he died as Alec / Gregory
Julia Dean She was 66, 74 years old when she died as Deria

Experiment Perilous Crew

Name Department
Vernon L. Walker as Special Effects. He was 50 (53) years old when He died Crew
Roy Webb as Original Music Composer. He was 56 (94) years old when He died Sound
Albert S. D'Agostino as Art Direction. He was 51 (77) years old when He died Art
Darrell Silvera as Set Decoration. He was 44 (82) years old when He died Art
Tony Gaudio as Director of Photography. He was 61 (67) years old when He died Camera
Warren Duff as Producer. He was 40 (69) years old when He died Production
Warren Duff as Screenplay. He was 40 (69) years old when He died Writing
Edward Stevenson as Costume Design. He was 124 (76) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Claude E. Carpenter as Set Decoration. He was 40 (71) years old when He died Art
James G. Stewart as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 37 (89) years old when He died Sound
Jack Okey as Art Direction. He was 55 (73) years old when He died Art
Robert Fellows as Executive Producer. He was 41 (47) years old when He died Production
Margaret Carpenter as Novel. She was 5 (now 74) years old Writing
Jacques Tourneur as Director. He was 40 (73) years old when He died Directing
John E. Tribby as Sound Recordist. He was 41 (now 121) years old Sound
C. Bakaleinikoff as Music Director. He was 48 (70) years old when He died Sound
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Experiment Perilous (79 years)

Who's in danger from whom? Who's crazy? Who can fathom the obscure motivations?

  • Release day: Monday, December 18, 1944
  • Runtime: 91 minutes