Home Before Dark

Director Mervyn LeRoy's psychological drama follows recovering mental patient Charlotte (Jean Simmons), who leaves the secure confines of a psychiatric ward to return to the dysfunctional environment responsible for her nervous breakdown: the home she shares with her college professor husband (Dan O'Herlihy). The film earned a Golden Globe nomination, as did Simmons's and co-star Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s stunning performances.