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1 February 1947 (USA) morePlot:
From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Did I miss episode one? moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Bela Lugosi | ... | Prof. Leonide |
 | George Zucco | ... | Dr. Josef Van Ee |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Bill 'Bull' Raymond |
 | Molly Lamont | ... | Laura Van Ee |
| Joyce Compton | ... | Jane Cornell |
| Gladys Blake | ... | Lilly Beth (the maid) |
| Roland Varno | ... | Ward Van Ee |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | Terry Lee |
| Stanley Andrews | ... | Pathologist |
| Angelo Rossitto | ... | Indigo |
| Lee Bennett | ... | Rene the Killer |
| Stanley Price | ... | Intern |
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65 min | USA:68 min (DVD version)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:G (Ontario) | Spain:13 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1996) | USA:ApprovedFun Stuff
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The only color film to star Bela Lugosi (he appeared in a 1930 Technicolor film, Viennese Nights (1930), but did not star in it). moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Angelo Rossitto's character name is "Inigo" (as in Inigo Jones) if you listen to Lugosi, "Indigo" if you listen to Nat Pendleton. moreQuotes:
Lili Beth: Yes sir, but I really should announce you.Leonide: My dear girl, if I allowed myself to be announced, I doubt I would be received anywhere.
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"Laughably inept" is right on the button. I'd never seen this one before, but I thought it was ultimately OK for such a no-brainer.
Zucco's initial continuity problems set the scene for what becomes one bizarre film, you name the gaff and it's in here - it's a laugh a minute! I even had to laugh at the clumsy flashback device, they would have certainly jolted the audience awake.
It was filmed in "Natural Color", not too bad and lending to the overall downbeat atmosphere but I don't think Lord of the Rings fans would accept it in 2004. I kept hoping Doug Fowley would shout "Roll 'em!", and Bela would threaten to destroy him but it wasn't to be in here. I've not seen anything as refreshingly daft for a long time, I wonder what it would be like after a bottle or two?