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The Search for Bridey Murphy

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The Search for Bridey Murphy
Film poster
Directed byNoel Langley
Screenplay byNoel Langley
Based onThe Search for Bridey Murphy
by Morey Bernstein
Produced byPat Duggan
StarringTeresa Wright
Louis Hayward
Nancy Gates
CinematographyJohn F. Warren
Edited byFloyd Knudtson
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 1956 (1956-10-01)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Search for Bridey Murphy is a 1956 American drama film written and directed by Noel Langley and starring Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward, and Nancy Gates, based on the best-selling book by Morey Bernstein.[1] It is inspired by the story of American Virginia Tighe, who believed herself to formerly have been Bridey Murphy, a nineteenth century Irishwoman, in a case believed to be that of cryptomnesia. It was the only Hollywood film to directed by Langley, best known as a screenwriter.

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  1. ^ Indick p.172

Bibliography

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  • Indick, William. Psycho Thrillers: Cinematic Explorations of the Mysteries of the Mind. McFarland, 2006.
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