The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit1948

Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Rating: APPROVED
Runtime: 108 minutes

The Snake Pit is a 1948 American film noir directed by Anatole Litvak and stars Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick. Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, th… more »



Virginia Stuart Cunningham:
[sighs] It's funny.

Doctor Mark Kik:
What is it?

Virginia Stuart Cunningham:
Everything you've said seems to make sense. I feel as though I know it, [places hand on her heart] here...

Doctor Mark Kik:
But you don't quite understand it all, here? [points, with his pipe, to his head] Don't worry, it doesn't matter. You may never know *why* everything happened, but now you do know *how* and *where* it started, and that *does* matter. Look, it's as though you were in a dark room, like this one... [turns off light switch]... now. And you wanted to turn on the light. But, you couldn't, because you didn't know where the switch was. Now you *do*. You may never know *why* turning that switch makes the light go on, but you don't *have* to. As long as you know *where* it is, you don't ever have to be afraid being in the dark again. And that, I'm sure, you'll be able to do very soon.

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