
Overview:
A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.Status: | Released (1956-11-20) |
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Awards: | 2 nominations |
Screen: | Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum, Burton Roueche |
Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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- 106506: Robert F. Simon - Dr. Norton
- 8242: Christopher Olsen - Richie Avery
- 83822: Roland Winters - Dr. Ruric
- 85944: Rusty Lane - Bob LaPorte
Crews
- 9858: Richard Maibaum - Screenplay - Writing
- 9858: Richard Maibaum - Story - Writing
- 2765: Nicholas Ray - Director - Directing
- 2091: James Mason - Producer - Production
- 30288: Joseph MacDonald - Director of Photography - Camera
- 12303: Cyril Hume - Story - Writing
- 12303: Cyril Hume - Screenplay - Writing
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The movie deals with serious topics pertaining to life and drug abuse. Ed Avery (James Mason) has a serious condition which can only be controlled with cortisone, a still experimental drug leaving consequences in the human psyche. In the movie, Ed is describes as an intelligent, vibr ....
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