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Summary
George Steele, an art critic and forgery expert at a Manhattan museum, experiences a bizarre mental breakdown after surviving what he vividly remembers as a terrifying train wreck.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
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Cast
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Pat O'BrienGeorge Steele
Claire TrevorTerry Cordell
Herbert MarshallTraybin
Ray CollinsDr. Lowell
Wallace FordLt. Cochrane
Dean HarensReynolds
Damian O'FlynnMuseum Curator Stevenson
Erskine SanfordMuseum Director Barton
Mary WareMary
Gertrude AstorNagging Wife on Train (Uncredited)
Al BainArcade Patron (Uncredited)
Robert BrayMan with Drunk (Uncredited)
Jack CheathamMuseum Attendant (Uncredited)
Ellen CorbyReynold's Maid (Uncredited)
Kernan CrippsFirst RR Ticket Clerk (Uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumMan on Train (Uncredited)
Edward GarganCop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Jack GarganSecond Railroad Ticket Agent (Uncredited)
Chuck HamiltonMan in Ticket Line (Uncredited)
Harry Harvey'Dad' Moran, Museum Custodian (Uncredited)
Al HillCard Player on Train (Uncredited)
John InceMan (Uncredited)
Colin KennyLecture Guest (Uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Irving Reis
- Written by
- John Paxton, Fredric Brown, Ray Spencer
- Produced by
- Jack J. Gross
- Music by
- Leigh Harline
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Facts
September 6, 1946 · 1 h 36 min · NR
- Released
- September 6, 1946
- Runtime
- 1 h 36 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 1 country
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DecentGoodWatch scoreOpinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57 (IMDb 6.5).
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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.


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