The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956 · 84 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

After being shown what hypnotism can do, a doctor starts to study it in depth. When he experiments on a friend's wife, she regresses into an early life, that of Bridey Murphy.

Directed by Noel Langley · Written by Noel Langley

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