Post by marshamae on Sept 16, 2021 17:46:03 GMT
Jose Ferrer seemingly had an interest in mental health themes. In addition to the Shrike ( who thought of making cuddly little June Allyson the passive aggressive wife ? ) there’s Whirlpool with Gene Teirney as a kleptomaniac in treatment with Ferrer , another manipulative shrink. Then there’s the Caine Mutiny with Bogart a commander with PTSD descending into paranoia. Ferrer plays the defense lawyer who hammers him, though he has respect and sympathy for him.
Sherlock’s Holmes Faces Death has Watson in a convalescent home for soldiers with PTSD. Two of my favorite british bit players, Gerald Hamer and Vernon Downing , appear as soldiers who are afraid of noises and spy on everything and everyone in the house. Watson, as a general practice doctor appears to be the only support they are given to get over their trauma.
In Love Letters Joseph Cotten plays a soldier convalescing from physical wounds but it is clear he is suffering emotional damage and inability to connect. His attraction to the girl with a made up past and a lonely cottage are his cure. Again no shrink.
Sherlock’s Holmes Faces Death has Watson in a convalescent home for soldiers with PTSD. Two of my favorite british bit players, Gerald Hamer and Vernon Downing , appear as soldiers who are afraid of noises and spy on everything and everyone in the house. Watson, as a general practice doctor appears to be the only support they are given to get over their trauma.
In Love Letters Joseph Cotten plays a soldier convalescing from physical wounds but it is clear he is suffering emotional damage and inability to connect. His attraction to the girl with a made up past and a lonely cottage are his cure. Again no shrink.