Whirlpool

Year: 1949

Grade: B+

Country: USA

Director: Preminger

Review

good psychological noir about a wife who has deep seated daddy issues. these issues manifest themselves in the form of her kleptomania which gets her in trouble. she’s caught stealing one day, but is rescued from a tarnished image by a suave psychologist of sorts who uses his power of suggestion to put our protagonist in such a trance that she does his bidding – including becoming the fall guy for a murder he actually committed. richard conte is solid as always, but the real star here is the svengali jose ferrer (father of miguel ferrer, and obviously so). he such a slimy and manipulative character; it’s great stuff. gene tierney is also good in the starring role. she gets her mind all twisted up throughout the picture and does a nice job. directed by preminger.