Dead Man's Eyes (1944)

An artist (Lon Chaney Jr) is blinded by a jealous assistant/model. His fiance's father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. there's only one hitch. Chaney has to wait... See full summary »

Director:

Reginald Le Borg

Writer:

Dwight V. Babcock (original screenplay by)

Stars:

Lon Chaney Jr., Acquanetta, Jean Parker

Cast

Cast overview:
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	David Stuart (as Lon Chaney)
Acquanetta	...	Tanya Czoraki
Jean Parker	...	Heather Hayden
Paul Kelly	...	Dr. Alan Bittaker
Thomas Gomez	...	Police Capt. Drury
Jonathan Hale	...	Dr. Sam Welles
Edward Fielding	...	Dr. Stanley Hayden
George Meeker	...	Nick Phillips
Pierre Watkin	...	Hayden's Lawyer
Eddie Dunn	...	Police Guard Moriarty

Storyline

An artist (Lon Chaney Jr) is blinded by a jealous assistant/model. His fiance's father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. there's only one hitch. Chaney has to wait until after the man dies. Not surprisingly, when the benefactor dies a very premature death, suspicion falls on the artist.

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Plot Keywords:

artist | multiple murders | eye transplant | fiancé fiancée relationship | blind man | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Horror

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kuolleen miehen silmät

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Third of the six films in Universal's INNER SANCTUM series, which began March 14, 1944, and was released October 6.

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Connections

Followed by Pillow of Death (1945)

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Dead Man's Eyes (1944)

*** (out of 4)

Third in the Inner Sanctum series has a painter (Lon Chaney, Jr.) accidentally pouring acid into his eyes causing him to go blind. Soon he's suspected of killing his father in law, the man who was going to give him his eyes for a transplant. This is certainly the best of the three film's I've seen in the series due in large part to a pretty good screenplay that has plenty of twists and turns. I picked up on the ending ten minutes before it actually happened but the film still remained a lot of fun. Chaney also delivers a good performance.