The Hypnotist (1957)

Director:

Montgomery Tully

Writers:

Falkland L. Cary (play)
Montgomery Tully (writer)

Release Date:

7 February 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

MURDER BY REMOTE CONTROL!

Plot:

A test pilot is injured in a plane crash, following which his fiancee takes him to a psychiatrist. The...

Plot Keywords:

Hypnosis | Based On Play

Cast

Paul Carpenter	...	Valentine 'Val' Neal
Patricia Roc	...	Mary Foster
Roland Culver	...	Dr. Francis Pelham
William Hartnell	...	Inspector Ross
Gordon Needham	...	Detective Sergeant Davis
Edgar Driver	...	Atkins, the porter
Tom Tann	...	Wang, the houseboy
Ellen Pollock	...	Miss Barbara Barton
Robert Sansom	...	Senior Test Flight Official
Martin Wyldeck	...	Dr. Bradford
John Serret	...	Dr. Martin
Oliver Johnston	...	Dr. Kenyon
Kay Callard	...	Jazz Club Blond
Tim Fitzgerald	...	Val as a boy
Mary Jones	...	Val's Mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hilda Barry	...	Mary's Housekeeper
Jessica Cairns	...	Mary's Secretary
Helen Gilmer	...	Nurse
Denis McCarthy	...	Constable
Jill Nicholls	...	Nurse
Richard Stewart	...	Constable
Patricia Wellum	...	Nurse

Directed by
Montgomery Tully

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Falkland L. Cary		play
Montgomery Tully		writer

Produced by
Alec C. Snowden	....	producer

Original Music by
Trevor Duncan

Cinematography by
Phil Grindrod

Film Editing by
Geoffrey Muller

Production Design by
William Arnold

Art Direction by
C. Wilfred Arnold

Makeup Department
Anne Box	....	hair stylist
Jack Craig	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Jim O'Connolly	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Shore	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Ronald Abbott	....	sound
Sidney Rider	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Ronnie Taylor	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maude Churchill	....	wardrobe supervisor

Music Department
Richard Taylor	....	musical director

Other crew
Chris Barber	....	jazz band leader

Production Companies

• Merton Park Studios

Distributors

• Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1957) (UK) (theatrical)
• Republic Pictures (I) (1958) (USA)

Other Companies

• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  optical processing

Also Known As:

Scotland Yard Dragnet (USA)

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #18755)

Company:

Merton Park Studios