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Title: Shock Corridor

Release Date: 25 Sep 1963

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Leon Fromkess-Sam Firks Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Production Companies: Leon Fromkess-Sam Firks Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Overview: With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7 (259 votes)

Cast

  • Johnny Barrett: Peter Breck
  • Cathy: Constance Towers
  • Boden: Gene Evans
  • Stuart: James Best
  • Trent: Hari Rhodes
  • Pagliacci: Larry Tucker
  • Dr. Menkin: Paul Dubov
  • Wilkes: Chuck Roberson
  • Psycho: Neyle Morrow
  • Dr. Cristo: John Matthews
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