Bigger than life.
Schoolteacher and family man Ed Avery, who's been suffering bouts of severe pain and even blackouts, is hospitalized with what's diagnosed as a rare inflammation of the arteries. Told by doctors that he probably has only months to live, Ed agrees to an experimental treatment: doses of the hormone cortisone. Ed makes a remarkable recovery, and returns home to his wife, Lou, and their son, Richie. He must keep taking cortisone tablets regularly to prevent a recurrence of his illness. But the "miracle" cure turns into its own nightmare as Ed starts to abuse the tablets, causing him to experience increasingly wild mood swings.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (95 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : 20th Century Studios, [1956]
Content descriptions
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Directed by Nicholas Ray ; written by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum. |
Participant or Performer Note: | James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Mattau, Robert Simon, Jerry Mathers. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on vendor-supplied metadata. |
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Subject: | Drug addicts > Drama. Families > Drama. Teachers > Drama. |
Genre: | Feature films. Streaming video. |