The Snake Pit
7.1
108 minutes
11/4/1948
Overview
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
Cast List
Olivia de Havilland
as Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Mark Stevens
as Robert Cunningham
Leo Genn
as Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
Celeste Holm
as Grace
Glenn Langan
as Doctor Terry
Helen Craig
as Nurse Davis
Leif Erickson
as Gordon
Beulah Bondi
as Mrs. Greer
Lee Patrick
as Asylum Inmate
Howard Freeman
as Dr. Curtis
Natalie Schafer
as Mrs. Stuart
Ruth Donnelly
as Ruth
Katherine Locke
as Margaret
Frank Conroy
as Dr. Jonathan Gifford
Minna Gombell
as Miss Hart
June Storey
as Miss Bixby
Lora Lee Michel
as Virginia - Age 6
Damian O'Flynn
as Mr. Stuart
Ann Doran
as Valerie
Esther Somers
as Nurse Vance
Jacqueline deWit
as Celia Sommerville
Betsy Blair
as Hester
Lela Bliss
as Miss Greene
Queenie Smith
as Lola
Virginia Brissac
as Miss Seiffert
Grayce Hampton
as Inmate Countess
Mary Treen
as Nurse Jones
Dorothy Neumann
as Champion - Miss Neumann
Jan Clayton
as Singing Inmate
Marie Blake
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Victoria Horne
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Doro Merande
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
as Nurse (uncredited)
Vicky Albright
as Virginia - Age 2 (uncredited)
Jean Andren
as Nurse (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew
as Patient (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
as Greek Patient (uncredited)