Pillow of Death
Pillow of Death | |
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Directed by | Wallace Fox |
Screenplay by | George Bricker |
Story by | Dwight V. Babcock |
Based on | Inner Sanctum Mystery by Himan Brown |
Produced by | Ben Pivar |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
Music by | Frank Skinner |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Pillow of Death is a 1945
Inner Sanctum mystery films, it is based on a story by Dwight V. Babcock. The "Inner Sanctum" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Lon Chaney Jr. It was the only entry in the series to dispense with the introduction by a disembodied head in a crystal ball, as well as the only one to feature comic-relief
characters to alleviate the grim tone.
Plot
Attorney Wayne Fletcher intends to divorce his wife and marry his secretary, who comes from a wealthy family. When the wife is found suffocated to death, he naturally becomes the suspect. As others are killed in the same manner and a phony medium also claims Fletcher is guilty, Fletcher begins to imagine his dead wife is communicating with him, making it even more difficult for him to prove his innocence.
Cast
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Wayne Fletcher (billed as Lon Chaney)
- Brenda Joyce as Donna Kincaid[2]
- J. Edward Bromberg as Julian Julian
- Rosalind Ivan as Amelia Kincaid
- Clara Blandick as Belle Kincaid
- George Cleveland as Sam Kincaid
- Wilton Graff as Cap'n McCracken
- Bernard Thomas as Bruce Malone (billed as Bernard B. Thomas)
References
- ISBN 9780786418138.
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
External links
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