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Jan 20, 2019 · TV Reviews. ‘Escaping the Mad House: The Nellie Bly Story’: TV Review. Lifetime's deliciously silly gothic horror movie 'Escaping the Mad House: The Nellie Bly...
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Jan 19, 2019 · Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story: Directed by Karen Moncrieff. With Christina Ricci, Judith Light, Josh Bowman, Anja Savcic. A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".
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Jan 19, 2019 · The Nellie Bly Story is a tragic tale of one woman’s journey to uncover sinister truths about the treatment of mentally ill women at an infamous asylum located on Blackwell Island. Prior to...
- She Went to Great Lengths to Plan Her Undercover Stunt
- Conditions in The Asylum Were Worse Than She’D Imagined
- Bly's Exposé Had Immediate Results
- Her Time in The Madhouse Helped Launch Bly’s Career
Just 23, Bly was now one of a handful of female reporters in New York City. Determined to make her mark, she accepted an unusual — and dangerous — assignment. For years, rumors had swirled about conditions in one of the city’s most notorious places, the “insane asylum” on Blackwell’s Island. Now known as Roosevelt Island, Blackwell’s was home to a ...
Originally built to hold 1,000 patients, Blackwell was cramming more than 1,600 people into the asylum when Bly arrived in the fall of 1887. Extensive budget cuts had led to a sharp decline in patient care, leaving just 16 doctors on staff. But most disturbing of all was the prevailing wisdom of the age regarding both the causes of mental illness a...
Bly’s cover was nearly blown by a fellow reporter, but she was able to stick it out for 10 days, before her editor arranged for her release. Her first articles on her experiences were published within days, and the series became a publishing sensation. A month after Bly’s articles were published, a grand-jury panel visited the asylum to investigate...
Bly quickly became a household name and one of the most famous journalists in the world. Just two years after her madhouse expose, she made headlines again when she re-created the trip depicted in the book Around the World in 80 Days, circumnavigating the globe by herself — and beating the record by a week. Bly retired from journalism following her...
Feb 10, 2020 · In the movie, she plays the part of Nellie Bly, the courageous activist, and reporter, who gets herself locked up in an insane asylum. Despite being subjected to torture, Nellie’s expose ultimately went on to help women all around the world, when it comes to mental health issues.
Lottie. Nikki Duval. Nurse Fenton. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. On a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the Women's Lunatic Asylum, investigative reporter...
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On a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, investigative reporter Nellie Bly (Ricci) feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside.
