Shock

1946 PG-13 1h 10m

6.0 / 10 65

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6.0/10

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In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.

Director Alfred L. Werker

Writers

Eugene Ling Albert DeMond

Stars

Vincent Price Lynn Bari Frank Latimore

Dr. Stevens (as Michael Dunne)

Reed Hadley

District Attorney O'Neill

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Renee Carson

Miss Hatfield - Head Nurse

Mrs. Margaret Cross (voice)

Blake - Belmont Arms Hotel Manager

Mary Young

Mrs. Penny

Thriller Drama

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User Reviews 2

Geronimo1967 7 Jul 2022

6/10

Vincent Price stars in his first headlining role as the nasty "Dr. Richard Cross" who accidentally kills his wife in the lounge with a candlestick. One of his patients - Anabel Shaw ("Janet Stewart") is roused from her drugged state by the sound of their argument and witnesses the crime. As he discovers that she knows; he - aided by his lover Lynn Bari ("Nurse Elaine") commits her to his sanitariu...

John Chard 3 Apr 2019

4/10

Shock to the heart but Vinnie's not to blame. Janet Stewert, whilst waiting to meet her returning from World War II husband, Paul, witnesses a murder. Stricken with shock, Janet is hospitalised and placed in the care of of noted psychiatrist Dr. Cross. Trouble is, is that it was Dr. Cross who committed the murder! Vincent Price (Dr. Cross) was of course synonymous with the horror genre. A ...