November 4, 1948 –
The controversial (for the time) film about life inside a mental institution, The Snake Pit, starring Olivia de Havilland debuted on this date.
Stephen King has said that watching this film on TV as a child deeply disturbed him and made him feel that he could suddenly go insane, directly contributing to his macabre interests and subsequently his writings.
The Haus of Dcaligari 