Determined to pull in the Pulitzer Prize, reporter Johnny Barrett will go to any length necessary to win the coveted award. When he learns of an unsolved murder committed at a mental institution, Barrett devises a scheme to solve it and earn himself recognition. With the assistance of a psychiatrist and his girlfriend, Barrett convinces the doctors at the institution to commit him. Once inside, he begins his investigation -- and gradually loses his mind.
Released: 1963-09-11
Runtime: 101 minutes
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Stars: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Hari Rhodes
Director: Stanley Cortez, Eugène Lourié, Paul Dunlap, Samuel Fuller, Samuel Fuller