Vintage original 8 x 10 in. US single-weight glossy candid on-set photograph taking during the production of the 1940's psychoanalysis-themed mystery romance, SPELLBOUND, released in 1945 by United Artists and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Taken on the set during a break in the film's production, the image features an interior close shot of co-star Ingrid Bergman cutting her birthday cake with the crew as director Alfred Hitchcock examines one of her gifts. It is in fine+ condition.
Producer David O. Selznick wanted much of this movie to be based on his experiences in psychotherapy and even brought his psychotherapist in on the set to be a technical advisor. Once, when she disputed with Alfred Hitchcock on the workings of therapy, Hitchcock responded, "My dear, it's only a movie." Hitchcock referred to this movie as "just another manhunt wrapped up in pseudo-psychoanalysis."