Plagued by an overwhelming urge to shoplift, Ann Sutton (Gene Tierney) is helped out of a tight spot by David Korvo (Jose Ferrer). Unfortunately for Ann, Korvo is a conniving hypnotist who draws her into a web of deception and murder through his mind-altering abilities and frames her for his misdeeds. While Ann's psychiatrist husband, Bill (Richard Conte), believes that his wife didn't commit the crimes, Korvo's devious scheme makes proving her innocence quite difficult.
Gene Tierney
Richard Conte
José Ferrer
Charles Bickford
Director Otto Preminger
Screenplay Ben Hecht, Andrew Solt
Producer Otto Preminger
Cinematography Arthur C. Miller
Editing Louis R. Loeffler
Music David Raksin
Distributor 20th Century Fox
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