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It is from a classic movie thriller made in the 1940's in which a man (Charles Boyer) makes his wife (Indrid Bergman) doubt her sanity so he can get rid of her. As part of the plot he turns down the flow of gas to the gaslight whenever he messes around with her perception of reality. Therefore, to play such head games with people is called gaslighting them. * Perhaps it bears mentioning that gaslighting was developed in the 1800's, and it was far from perfect. The gaslights hissed, smoked, smelled, and produced much heat for the feeble light they provided, but they were used until electric lighting replaced them. This contributor has seen London in the Sherlock Holmes era referred to as "Gaslit London."

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