The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
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The Search for Bridey Murphy was inspired by the purportedly true story of a Colorado housewife named Virginia Tighe, who while under hypnosis insisted that she'd lived a previous life as an 18th century Irish housemaid named Bridey Murphy. The hypnosis sessions were conducted under the supervision of Dr. Morey Bernstein, who later wrote a book on the subject. This hastily assembled filmization of Dr. Bernstein's book stars Teresa Wright as Ruth Simmons (Ms. Tighe's pseudonym) and Louis Hayward as Bernstein. Except for the "astral world" sequences, Search for Bridey Murphy adopts a semi-documentary approach, often to the point of tedium. Bridey Murphy herself is portrayed at various ages by Teresa Wright, Ruth Robinson, Denise Freeborn and Hallene Hill. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Teresa Wright - Ruth Simmons
- Nancy Gates - Hazel Bernstein
- Richard Anderson - Dr. Deering
- Janet Riley - Lois Morgan
- Lawrence Fletcher - Cranmer
- Walter Kingsford - Professor
- Brad Jackson - Brian at 17
- Ruth Robinson - Bridey at 4
- Jeane Wood
- Dick Ryan
- Hugh Corcoran
- Louis Hayward - Morey Bernstein
- Kenneth Tobey - Rex Simmons
- Tom McKee - Catlett
- Charles Boaz - Jerry Thomas
- Charles Maxwell - Father Bernard
- Eilene Janssen - Bridey at 15
- Hallene Hill - Bridey at 66
- James Bell - Hugh Lynn Cayce
- Marion Gray
- James Kirkwood - Brian at 68
- Thomas P. Dillon
- Director(s):
- Noel Langley
- Writer(s):
- Noel Langley
- Producer(s):
- Pat Duggan
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