The Snake Pit
Director: Anatole Litvak. Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Leo Genn, Mark Stevens, Celeste Holm, Helen Craig, Beulah Bondi, Leif Erickson. Screenplay: Frank Partos and Millen Brand (based on the novel by Mary Jane Ward).

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Anatole Litvak
Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland
Best Screenplay: Frank Partos & Millen Brand
Best Original Score (Musical/Comedy): Alfred Newman
Best Sound

Other Awards:
Venice Film Festival: Best Actress (de Havilland)
Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Drama; Robert Meltzer Award
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (de Havilland)
National Board of Review: Best Actress (de Havilland)

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