Shock

Shock

★ 6.0IMDb Score
Released:1946-02-01
Duration:70 min
Director:Alfred L. Werker
Actors:Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore, Anabel Shaw, Stephen Dunne
Production:20th Century Fox

Overview:

In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.

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