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Pillow of Death (1945)

APPROVED 66 min  -  Mystery | Horror  -   14 December 1945 (USA)
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Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary are having an affair, so when Wayne's wife is found smothered to death... See full summary »

Director:

Wallace Fox

Writers:

George Bricker (screenplay), Dwight V. Babcock (original story)

Stars:

Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce and J. Edward Bromberg
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Cast

Credited cast:
Lon Chaney Jr. ...
Wayne Fletcher (as Lon Chaney)
Brenda Joyce Brenda Joyce ...
Donna Kincaid
J. Edward Bromberg J. Edward Bromberg ...
Julian Julian
Rosalind Ivan Rosalind Ivan ...
Amelia Kincaid
Clara Blandick Clara Blandick ...
Belle Kincaid
George Cleveland George Cleveland ...
Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid
Wilton Graff Wilton Graff ...
Police Captain McCracken
Bernard Thomas Bernard Thomas ...
Bruce Malone (as Bernard B. Thomas)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fern Emmett Fern Emmett ...
Mrs. Williams (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary are having an affair, so when Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic with questionable motives tries to contact the deceased woman. Soon, Wayne begins seeing visions of his dead wife, and other people involved with the case begin to be killed, one by one. Written by Norman Cook <unclescrooge@hotmail.com>  

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Attorney | Murder | Detective | B Movie | Suicide  | See more »

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A NEW Inner Sanctum Mystery...the case of the whispering corpse! See more »

Genres:

Mystery | Horror

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

I nattens skugga See more »

Company Credits

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This is the only one of the six Inner Sanctum films to omit the "Spirit of the Inner Sanctum" prologue. See more »

Quotes

Captain McCracken: I owe you a vote of thanks for helping us expose Fletcher. That psychic abracadabra of yours is quite a thing.
Julian Julian: My dear fellow, the word abracadabra is anathema to the true believer in the occult.
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Crazy Credits

The only Inner Sanctum film not to have the floating head in the crystal ball before the opening credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Son of Svengoolie: First Anniversary Show: Pillow of Death (1945) (#1.50)" (1980) See more »