The Hypnotist

The Hypnotist is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Paul Carpenter, Patricia Roc and Roland Culver. It follows a hypnotist who has grown sick of his wife and attempts to convince one of his patients to murder her. It is based on a play by Falkland Cary. The film was released as Scotland Yard Dragnet in the U.S. Cast Roland Culver ... Dr. Francis Pelham Patricia Roc ... Mary Foster Paul Carpenter ... Valentine 'Val' Neal William Hartnell ... Inspector Ross Gordon Needham ... Detective Sergeant Davis Edgar Driver ... Atkins, the porter Tom Tann ... Wang, the houseboy Ellen Pollock ... Miss Barbara Barton Robert Sansom ... Senior Test Flight Official Martin Wyldeck ... Dr. Bradford John Serret ... Dr. Martin Oliver Johnston ... Dr. Kenyon Kay Callard ... Jazz Club Blonde Tim Fitzgerald ... Val as a boy Mary Jones ... Val's Mother Critical reception The Radio Times wrote "Irish-born director Montgomery Tully was one of the key figures in the British B-movie industry during the 1950s and 1960s. This is one of his better efforts, as psychiatrist Roland Culver attempts to frame disturbed test pilot Paul Carpenter for the murder of his wife. Culver does a nice line in evil manipulation and Patricia Roc is typically spirited as the girlfriend standing by her man"; while TV Guide wrote, "the film drags on and on, going nowhere and taking too long to get there." References