Out of darkness
- Contributor(s):
- Cholden, Louis, 1918-1956 Menninger, William Claire, 1899-1966 Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 Wyeth Laboratories. American Psychiatric Association. National Association for Mental Health (U.S.) Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Publication:
- [New York] : Columbia Broadcasting System, c1956
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Schizophrenia, Catatonic -- therapy Psychotherapy
- Genre(s):
- Case Reports Instructional Film and Video
- Abstract:
- Filmed in the Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, California, this film is a record of three months in the life of one of the patients, known as Doris L. Doris, who suffers from catatonic schizophrenia, goes through various psychotherapeutic sessions to treat her illness. Life around the hospital is shown, including patients taking part in social activities as part of their treatment. Dr. William C. Menninger offers commentary on the developing story and other cases, and Orson Welles appears as The Reader, periodically reading passages from the book Philosophy of Insanity throughout the program.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- CBS; Source: Item; Research date: 08/12/2011
- Extent:
- 059 min.
- Color:
- Black and white
- Sound:
- Sound
- Cast:
- Medical narrator, William C. Menninger ; reader, Orson Welles.
- Credits:
- Producer, director, writer, Al Wasserman ; camera, Fred Dieterich ; photography, Arthur Ornitz ; production coordinator, Arthur Swerdloff ; editor, John Hoffman ; associated in production, Lewis Jacobs ; production manager, Harry Robin ; executive producer, Irving Gitlin ; therapist, Louis Cholden.
- Provenance:
- Received: Apr. 6, 1994 as a donation from the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh.
- Technique:
- Live action
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9605878 (See catalog record)
- OCLC no.:
- 34951712
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9605878