The Snake Pit (1948)
Overview : Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
Release Date : November 4, 1948
Runtime : 108m
Companies : 20th Century Fox
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : chicago, illinois, schizophrenia, asylum, flashback, memory loss, black and white, based on memoir or autobiography, mental illness, doctor patient relationship, electro shock, mental hospital, shock treatment