Movie · 1948
The Snake Pit
“Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!”
Released 4 November 1948 108 min Drama / Mystery More from 1948 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Virginia Brissac
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
Beulah Bondi
as Mrs. Greer
Frank Conroy
as Jonathan Gifford
Minna Gombell
as Miss Hart
Doro Merande
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Ruth Donnelly
as Ruth
Howard Freeman
as Dr. Curtis
Natalie Schafer
as Mrs. Stuart
Lee Patrick
as Asylum Inmate
Leo Genn
as Mark Kik
Damian O'Flynn
as Mr. Stuart (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
as Greek Patient (uncredited)
Katherine Locke
as Margaret
Leif Erickson
as Gordon
Helen Craig
as Nurse Davis
Dorothy Neumann
as Champion (uncredited)
Olivia de Havilland
as Virginia Cunningham
Mark Stevens
as Robert Cunningham
Celeste Holm
as Grace
Glenn Langan
as Dr. Terry
June Storey
as Miss Bixby (uncredited)
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The numbers
35years between the oldest and youngest billed
65Virginia Brissac — oldest on the call sheet
30June Storey — youngest billed
43average age of the credited cast