The Search for Bridey Murphy

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

Cast

 * Teresa Wright as Ruth Simmons
 * Louis Hayward as 	Morey Bernstein
 * Nancy Gates as Hazel Bernstein
 * Kenneth Tobey as 	Rex Simmons
 * Richard Anderson as Dr. Deering
 * Tom McKee as Catlett
 * Janet Riley as Lois Morgan
 * Charles Boaz as Jerry Thomas
 * Lawrence Fletcher as Cranmer
 * Charles Maxwell as 	Father Bernard
 * Walter Kingsford as Professor
 * Noel Leslie as 	Edgar Cayce
 * James Bell as Hugh Lynn Cayce
 * Eilene Janssen as Bridey Murphy at Age 15
 * Bradford Jackson as	Brian MacCarthy at Age 17
 * James Kirkwood as Brian MacCarthy at Age 68
 * Hallene Hill as Bridey Murphy at Age 66