Woman Passing Out/Dying after a musicbox playing an eerie tune.

[Evan]

A friend of mine is looking for a movie and this is all he could remember:

Ok so about three years ago i was watching TCM. I saw part of this one movie and didn't really think much of it at the time I only caught one scene from it. but now it keeps sneaking into the back of my mind and its bugging me to death! If i could only know what movie it was i would be extremely happy!

The movie was filmed in black and white and it seemed 1950'sish maybe earlier. In that scene there was a beautiful woman who had a music box. she for some reason was falling into a deep sleep as the music box was playing this eerie tune. it was almost as if she had been drugged or something. she just kind of collapsed I think she mite have died. i don't know. it was pretty awesome!

any suggestions would be welcomed

[Puzzled]

Does he recall if he saw the movie very late on a friday night? TCM tends to show horror films of one sort or another at that time. If so it might help narrow the genre at least.

[Evan]

I asked for a little bit more specific details and all he coudl recall were:

I remember she was wearing a white dress and i think she had blond hair its hard to tell in b&w. it wasn't very much of a horror movie but yes the music box mite have been the thing killing her i'm not sure.
also she was in her room and the music box was a very innocent looking wooden music box.


and since it was such a while ago, he didnt remember what day he was watching, sorry.

[KYGOTC]

That sounds like a scene from "The Brain that Wouldnt Die".

[Rev. Powell]

I don't remember a music box in THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE.

My shot in the dark would be DRESSED TO KILL [AKA PRELUDE TO MURDER] (1946), a Sherlock Holmes mystery that features music boxes. 

[KYGOTC]

I don't remember a music box in THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE.

My shot in the dark would be DRESSED TO KILL [AKA PRELUDE TO MURDER] (1946), a Sherlock Holmes mystery that features music boxes. 

Well, theres not a shown music box in the scene, but a very gentle, eerie, music box type of music playing over the scene that im thinking about. Remember? The Mad scientist dude put something in her drink and she passed out?

[Rev. Powell]

Yeah, you're not  crazy, I remember the scene.  But I was fixated on the "music box" part.  The original poster seems sure there was an actual music box. 

[KYGOTC]

Yeah, you're not  crazy, I remember the scene.  But I was fixated on the "music box" part.  The original poster seems sure there was an actual music box. 

Oh, ok. Then its probobly not T.B.T.W.D.. My bad!