Tödliches Geheimnis (1947)

Tödliches Geheimnis: Directed by Anthony Kimmins. With Burgess Meredith, Dulcie Gray, Michael Shepley, Christine Norden. Pretty Molly Lucian (Barbara White) enlists the reluctant aid of psychologist Felix Milne (Burgess Meredith) in treating her potentially homicidal husband Adam (Kieron Moore), who refuses to see a “real” psychiatrist. Traumatized in a Japanese prison camp, Adam proves to be on the verge of severe schizophrenia. In his risky struggle to help Adam, Felix finds his none-too-functional home life deteriorating, and is unable to help himself as he helps others. The situation rushes headlong to a suspenseful climax.

“I will simply concur with most everyone else who has praised this excellent film and add only that it certainly wasnu0026#39;t underrated when it came out: critics were unanimous in their praise and the film was even selected as the British entry in the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe only pity is that the only thing that seems to be available on DVD or video are horrible copies that do not do the filmu0026#39;s visuals justice. It can only be hoped that this is corrected one day soon.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI must correct one of the writers who credits the filmu0026#39;s fine cinematography to Freddie Francis. The cinematographer on the film was in fact Wilkie Cooper, who did so much brilliant work throughout his career. Mr Francis did work on the film, as Cooperu0026#39;s camera operator. But the lighting, composition and creating of visuals was the work of Cooper and that fine art director William Andrews.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSee the film. You wonu0026#39;t regret it.”