Shock (1946 film)
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{{Infobox Film
| name = Shock
| image = Shock movie poster.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Film Poster
| director = [[Alfred L. Werker]]
| producer = [[Aubrey Schenck]]
| writer = '''Screenplay:'''<br/>Eugene Ling<br>'''Story:'''<br/>Albert DeMond<br>'''Dialogue:'''<br/>Martin Berkeley
| starring = [[Vincent Price]]<br>[[Lynn Bari]]
| music = [[David Buttolph]]
| cinematography = [[Joseph MacDonald]]
| editing =
| distributor = [[Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| released = [[January 10]] [[1946]]<br/><small>(U.S.A.)</small>
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = [[United States]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget =
| amg_id = 1:44415
| imdb_id = 0038937
|}}
'''''Shock''''' is a [[1946]] [[film noir]] directed by [[Alfred L. Werker]].<ref>{{imdb title|id=0038937|title=Shock}}.</ref>
==Plot==
The film tells the story of a psychiatrist, Dr. Cross, ([[Vincent Price]]), who is treating a young woman, Janet Stewart (Anabel Shaw), who is in a coma-state, brought on when she heard loud arguing, went to her window and saw a man strike his wife with a candlestick and kill her. It also stars [[Lynn Bari]] as Dr. Cross's [[nurse]]/[[lover]], Elaine Jordan.
As Stewart comes out of her shock, she recognizes Dr. Cross as the killer. He then takes her to his sanitarium and at Elaine's urging, gives Janet an overdose of insulin under the pretence of [[insulin shock therapy]]. He can't bring himself to murder her in cold blood, though, and asks Elaine to get the medicine to save her. Elaine refuses, they argue, and he strangles her. Dr. Cross saves Janet's life, but now faces two murder charges.
==Cast==
* [[Vincent Price]] as Dr. Richard Cross
* [[Lynn Bari]] as Elaine Jordan
* Frank Latimore as Lt. Paul Stewart
* Anabel Shaw as Janet Stewart
* Stephen Dunne as Dr. Stevens
* Reed Hadley as O'Neill
* Renee Carson as Mrs. Hatfield
* Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Franklin Harvey
==References==
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==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0038937|title=Shock}}.
* {{amg movie|id=1:44415|title=Shock}}.
* {{tcmdb title|id=|title=Shock}}.
* {{internet archive|id=shock}}
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[[Category:1946 films]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:Black and white films]]
[[Category:Drama films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Film noir]]
[[Category:Public domain films]]
[[Category:Thriller films]]
[[Category:20th Century Fox films]]