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.
The Snake Pit
“Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!”
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.
Director
Anatole Litvak
Status
Released
Production
20th Century Fox
Cast
Olivia de Havilland
Virginia Cunningham
Mark Stevens
Robert Cunningham
Leo Genn
Mark Kik
Celeste Holm
Grace
Glenn Langan
Dr. Terry
Helen Craig
Nurse Davis
Leif Erickson
Gordon
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Greer
Lee Patrick
Asylum Inmate
Howard Freeman
Dr. Curtis
Natalie Schafer
Mrs. Stuart
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth
Katherine Locke
Margaret
Frank Conroy
Jonathan Gifford
Minna Gombell
Miss Hart
June Storey
Miss Bixby (uncredited)
Lora Lee Michel
Six-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)
Damian O'Flynn
Mr. Stuart (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Valerie (uncredited)
Esther Somers
Nurse Vance (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit
Celia Sommerville (uncredited)
Betsy Blair
Hester (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
Miss Greene (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
Lola (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
Inmate Countess (uncredited)
Mary Treen
Nurse Jones (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Champion (uncredited)
Jan Clayton
Singing Inmate (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Victoria Horne
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Doro Merande
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Nurse (uncredited)
Vicky Albright
Two-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)
Jean Andren
Nurse (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew
Patient (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
Greek Patient (uncredited)
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