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Bewitched  (1945)


Mild-mannered, newly engaged Joan (Phyllis Thaxter) is hiding a terrible secret from her fiancé: a tormenting, depraved inner voice struggling to take over.  Joan’s attempt to live a normal life and thwart the homicidal impulses of “Karen” unleashes a deadly drive for vengeance.  Famed radio writer Arch Oboler directs the adaptation of his gripping psychological thriller.

16mm, b/w, 65 min.  Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.  Distribution: Loew’s Inc.  Producer: Jerry Bresler.  Director: Arch Oboler.  Screenwriter: Arch Oboler.  Cinematographer: Charles Salerno Jr.  Editor: Harry Komer.  With: Edmund Gwenn, Phyllis Thaxter, Harry H. Daniels Jr., Addison Richards, Kathleen Lockhart.