The Search for Bridey Murphy

For the book of the same name, see Bridey Murphy.

The Search for Bridey Murphy
Film poster
Directed by	Noel Langley
Screenplay by	Noel Langley
Based on	The Search for Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein
Produced by	Pat Duggan
Starring	Teresa Wright Louis Hayward Nancy Gates
Cinematography	John F. Warren
Edited by	Floyd Knudtson
Music by	Roy Webb
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 1, 1956 (1956-10-01)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Search for Bridey Murphy is a 1956 American drama film written and directed by Noel Langley and starring Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward, and Nancy Gates, based on the best-selling book by Morey Bernstein. It is inspired by the story of American Virginia Tighe, who believed herself to formerly have been Bridey Murphy, a nineteenth century Irishwoman, in a case believed to be that of cryptomnesia. It was the only Hollywood film to directed by Langley, best known as a screenwriter.

Cast

• Teresa Wright as Ruth Simmons
• Louis Hayward as Morey Bernstein
• Nancy Gates as Hazel Bernstein
• Kenneth Tobey as Rex Simmons
• Richard Anderson as Dr. Deering
• Tom McKee as Catlett
• Janet Riley as Lois Morgan
• Charles Boaz as Jerry Thomas
• Lawrence Fletcher as Cranmer
• Charles Maxwell as Father Bernard
• Walter Kingsford as Professor
• Noel Leslie as Edgar Cayce
• James Bell as Hugh Lynn Cayce
• Eilene Janssen as Bridey Murphy at Age 15
• Bradford Jackson as Brian MacCarthy at Age 17
• James Kirkwood as Brian MacCarthy at Age 68
• Hallene Hill as Bridey Murphy at Age 66

Bibliography

• Indick, William. Psycho Thrillers: Cinematic Explorations of the Mysteries of the Mind. McFarland, 2006.

External links

• The Search for Bridey Murphy at IMDb