The Snake Pit
Directed by	Anatole Litvak
Produced by	Robert Bassler Anatole Litvak Darryl F. Zanuck (executive producer)
Written by	Millen Brand Arthur Laurents (uncredited) Frank Partos Mary Jane Ward (novel)
Starring	Olivia de Havilland Mark Stevens Leo Genn Celeste Holm
Music by	Alfred Newman
Cinematography	Leo Tover
Editing by	Dorothy Spencer
Distributed by	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	November 4, 1948
Running time	108 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Snake Pit is a 1948 film which tells the story of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum and canot remember how she got there. It stars Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi and Lee Patrick. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Anatole Litvak (May 10, 1902 – December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian-born international filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a variety of countries and languages. ... Robert Bassler (1903 - 1975) started his film career off in the late 20s as an editor, becoming a producer in 1942, with his first film, the Rita Hayworth musical “My Gal Sal”. His credits include several controversial films: 1948’s “The Snake Pit” which received an Academy Award nomination for... Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902–December 22, 1979) was a producer, writer, actor and director who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career being rivalled only by that of Adolph Zukor). ... Millen Brand (1906 - 1980, New York, NY) Bestselling American writer and poet. ... Arthur Laurents (born July 14, 1918) is an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, librettist and stage director. ... American screenwriter Frank Partos (1901 - 1956) spent the first three years of the talkie era as a staff writer at Paramount. ... Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award winning actress in American motion pictures and is the last surviving principal cast member from Gone with the Wind. ... Mark Stevens in The Street with No Name Mark Stevens (born Richard Stevens December 13, 1916 - September 15, 1994) was a movie actor of the 1940s and 1950s. ... Leo John Genn (August 9, 1905 – January 26, 1978) was an English actor on stage and in films. ... Celeste Holm (b. ... Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was a major American composer of music for films. ... Leo Tover (1902-1964) was an American cinematographer. ... Dorothy Spencer (born 2 February 1909) in Covington, Kentucky, United States, was the multiple Academy Award-nominated American film editor most recognized for editing several of director John Fords films such as what film critic Roger Ebert calls, Fords greatest Western,[1]My Darling Clementine, as well as... Related articles FOX Television Network Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Entertainment Group List of Hollywood movie studios List of movies Variant of current 20th Century Fox logo External links 20th Century Fox Movies official site Twentieth Century Fox is also the punning title of a song by The Doors on their... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award winning actress in American motion pictures and is the last surviving principal cast member from Gone with the Wind. ... Mark Stevens in The Street with No Name Mark Stevens (born Richard Stevens December 13, 1916 - September 15, 1994) was a movie actor of the 1940s and 1950s. ... Leo John Genn (August 9, 1905 – January 26, 1978) was an English actor on stage and in films. ... Celeste Holm (b. ... Beulah Bondi (May 3, 1888 – January 11, 1981) was an Oscar-nominated American actress, born Beulah Bondy in Chicago, Illinois. ... Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American theater and film actress. ...

The movie was adapted by Millen Brand, Arthur Laurents (uncredited) and Frank Partos from the novel by Mary Jane Ward. It was directed by Anatole Litvak. Millen Brand (1906 - 1980, New York, NY) Bestselling American writer and poet. ... Arthur Laurents (born July 14, 1918) is an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, librettist and stage director. ... American screenwriter Frank Partos (1901 - 1956) spent the first three years of the talkie era as a staff writer at Paramount. ... Anatole Litvak (May 10, 1902 – December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian-born international filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a variety of countries and languages. ...

It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland), Best Director, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ...

Cast

• Olivia de Havilland ... Virginia Stuart Cunningham
• Mark Stevens ... Robert Cunningham
• Leo Genn ... Doctor Mark Kik
• Celeste Holm ... Grace
• Glenn Langan ... Doctor Terry
• Helen Craig ... Nurse Davis
• Leif Erickson ... Gordon
• Beulah Bondi ... Mrs. Greer
• Lee Patrick ... Asylum Inmate
• Howard Freeman ... Dr. Curtis
• Natalie Schafer ... Mrs. Stuart
• Ruth Donnelly ... Ruth
• Katherine Locke ... Margaret
• Frank Conroy ... Dr. Jonathan Gifford
• Minna Gombell ... Miss Hart

Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award winning actress in American motion pictures and is the last surviving principal cast member from Gone with the Wind. ... Mark Stevens can be the actor Mark Stevens Mark Stevens can be the artist Mark Stevens Mark Stevens can be the singer/song-writer Mark Stevens Mark Stevens can be the porn actor Marc Stevens Mark Stevens can be the writer Mark Stevens This is a disambiguation page — a list... Leo John Genn (August 9, 1905 – January 26, 1978) was an English actor on stage and in films. ... Celeste Holm (b. ... Helen Craig (born 30 August 1934 in London, England, UK) is a British illustrator, best known for creating the Angelina Ballerina series of childrens books with writer Katharine Holabird. ... Leif Erickson (October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1986) was an American actor. ... Beulah Bondi (May 3, 1888 – January 11, 1981) was an Oscar-nominated American actress, born Beulah Bondy in Chicago, Illinois. ... Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American theater and film actress. ... Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 – April 10, 1991) was an American actress. ... Katherine Locke (June 24, 1910 - September 12, 1995) was a Broadway star actress in the late 1930s. ... Frank Parish Conroy (born October 14, 1890 in Derby, Derbyshire, England; died February 24, 1964 in Paramus, New Jersey) was a British-American film and stage actor who appeared in many movies, notably The Ox-Bow Incident, All My Sons, The Royal Family of Broadway, and The Day the Earth...

Movie facts

Gene Tierney was the first choice to play Virginia Stuart Cunningham, but was replaced by de Havilland when she became pregnant. Gene Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. ...

External links

• The Snake Pit at the Internet Movie Database

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