a
play by Patrick Hamilton (1909 - 1962) in which a
man tries to
drive his wife
insane.
a
play by Patrick Hamilton in which a
man tries to
drive his wife
insane.
a
play by Patrick Hamilton (later called
Angel Street) in which a
man tries to
drive his wife
insane.
a
stage suspense thriller by
English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962). In the
play, a
Victorian wife is deliberately being driven
insane by her murderous husband Gregory Anton, who is searching for jewelry belonging to the wife's deceased aunt (whom he murdered). Anton steals things from his wife and hides them, making her believe she misplaced them and is losing her
memory, all the while increasingly reminding her that her "
memory lapses" are disturbing their social
life. He further accuses her of stealing
items, including his own, and hiding them. By working out how to make the gaslights in her rooms
dim and
flicker and by pretending she is the only one who can see this he convinces her she is hallucinating. His plans are foiled; however, when a suspicious detective discovers his
scheme to kill his wife and the
murder of her aunt. The
play was later made into a
motion picture.