Susan Goforth
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It is the stunning true story of journalist Nellie Bly's now-legendary undercover stint in a mental hospital in 1887. This dramatic biopic follows a 23-year-old Bly, a fledgling and preternaturally talented news writer looking to expose rampant abuse, corruption, murder and gross mistreatment of patients at the insane asylum in a mental hospital known as Blackwell's Island. To gain access to the asylum, however, Bly must first convince the requisite...
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on her sensational book, 10 DAYS IN A MADHOUSE, tells the true story of world-renowned journalist, Nellie Bly who, at 23 years old, had herself committed to the notorious Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum. Working for Joseph Pulitzer and the World Newspaper, Bly went undercover to expose the atrocities, abuse, rape, and murders that took place in the asylum.
