# The Search for Bridey Murphy

Title: The Search for Bridey Murphy Summary: After being shown what hypnotism can do, a Doctor sets out to study it in depth. When experimenting on his friend's wife, she regresses back to an earlier life- that of Bridey Murphy. ... Directed by: Noel Langley Actors: Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward, Nancy Gates Production Company: Paramount Pictures Release Date: 1 October 1956 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1 After being shown what hypnotism can do, a Doctor sets out to study it in depth. When experimenting on his friend's wife, she regresses back to an earlier life- that of Bridey Murphy. Several hypnotic sessions explore the life and death of Murphy, a 19th Century Irish lady who lived in Cork and Belfast from 1798 to 1864. The Doctor then attempts to verify if Bridey Murphy really existed.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1956
- By: Paramount Pictures
- Genres: Drama
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/tsfbm09345345)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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