Scott Andrew Hutchins inquired recently after Jennifer Bean's inquiry of last December. I think I replied directly to Jennifer--silly me. My answer was hardly definitive--just a lead. I wrote the following: All I know about "narcosynthesis" is that it's the supposed explanation for Joan Crawford spilling all to her shrink in Curtis Bernhardt's _Possessed_ (1947). Doane mentions it in _The Desire To Desire_. Edward R. O'Neill UCLA Jennifer M. Bean wrote: > > I am doing research on a psychiatrist, Cornelia Wilbur, and I am trying to > track down a movie she made in 1945. The reference I have is: > "Narcosynthesis, Pennsylvania Cinema Register, State College, Pennsylvania > (1945)." Has anyone heard of this film? Is it extant? Any information or > research tips you might have would be most appreciated. > > I hope all are well in the holiday season. > > Jennifer M. Bean > Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies > Box 354338 > University of Washington-Seattle > Seattle, WA 98195-4338 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu