Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Plot  





2 Cast  





3 References  





4 Bibliography  





5 External links  














The Search for Bridey Murphy







Add links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


The Search for Bridey Murphy
Film poster
Directed byNoel Langley
Written byMorey Bernstein (book)
Noel Langley
Produced byPat Duggan
StarringTeresa Wright
Louis Hayward
Nancy Gates
CinematographyJohn F. Warren
Edited byFloyd Knudtson
Music byRoy Webb

Production
company

Paramount Pictures

Distributed byParamount Pictures

Release date

  • October 1, 1956 (1956-10-01)

Running time

84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Search for Bridey Murphy is a 1956 American drama film directed by Noel Langley and starring Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward and Nancy Gates, based on the best-selling book by Morey Bernstein.[1] 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.

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Indick p.172

Bibliography[edit]

External links[edit]


  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Search_for_Bridey_Murphy&oldid=1232983354"

    Categories: 
    1956 films
    1956 drama films
    American drama films
    Paramount Pictures films
    Films directed by Noel Langley
    1950s English-language films
    1950s American films
    American black-and-white films
    1950s American film stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Articles needing additional references from April 2022
    All articles needing additional references
    Template film date with 1 release date
    Wikipedia articles without plot summaries from January 2024
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 6 July 2024, at 17:24 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki