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The Hypnotic Eye (1960)

APPROVED 79 min  -  Horror  -   27 February 1960 (USA)
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The city is stricken by a wave of self-mutilations performed by beautiful women who seem to be in a hypnotic trance... See full summary »

Director:

George Blair

Writers:

Gitta Woodfield, William Read Woodfield

Stars:

Jacques Bergerac, Allison Hayes and Marcia Henderson
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Cast

Credited cast:
Jacques Bergerac Jacques Bergerac ...
Desmond
Allison Hayes ...
Justine
Marcia Henderson Marcia Henderson ...
Marcia Blaine
Merry Anders Merry Anders ...
Dodie Wilson
Joe Patridge Joe Patridge ...
Det. Steve Kennedy
Guy Prescott Guy Prescott ...
Dr. Philip Hecht
Fred Demara Fred Demara ...
Hospital Doctor
Jimmy Lydon Jimmy Lydon ...
Emergency Doctor
Lawrence Lipton Lawrence Lipton ...
King of the Beatniks
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phyllis Cole Phyllis Cole ...
Mrs. McNear
Mary Foran Mary Foran ...
June Mayes
Holly Harris Holly Harris ...
Mrs. Stevens
Eric Nord Eric Nord ...
Bongo Drummer (as Eric 'Big Daddy' Nord)
Carol Thurston Carol Thurston ...
Doris Scott
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Storyline

The city is stricken by a wave of self-mutilations performed by beautiful women who seem to be in a hypnotic trance. The authorities suspect a stage hypnotist with a popular act, but the stakes are raised when the hypnotist sets his sights on the girlfriend of the detective investigating the case. What is the hypnotist's secret, and why does it seem to involve his beautiful assistant? Written by acidxian  

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Plot Keywords:

Hypnosis | Disfigurement | Beautiful Woman | Independent Film

Taglines:

Spellbound ... you gaze into the depths of evil as beauty is hypnotized into a thing of torture and terror ... the fate of those who dare to stare ... at the EYE! See more »

Genres:

Horror

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die 13 Opfer des Dr. Desmond See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$365,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures, Bloch/Woodfield Productions, Penguin Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono  | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White
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Trivia

In a small role as a "hospital doctor" is Fred Demara, otherwise known as Ferdinand W. Demara, whose own life story was being depicted that same year in The Great Impostor starring Tony Curtis. See more »

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Featured in The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) See more »