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The Frozen Ghost

  • 19451945
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 1m
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The Frozen Ghost (1945)
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A stage mentalist involved in a mysterious death and a discredited plastic surgeon are among the assorted characters involved in mysterious goings-on in an eerie wax museum.A stage mentalist involved in a mysterious death and a discredited plastic surgeon are among the assorted characters involved in mysterious goings-on in an eerie wax museum.A stage mentalist involved in a mysterious death and a discredited plastic surgeon are among the assorted characters involved in mysterious goings-on in an eerie wax museum.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
1K
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POPULARITY
100,343
21,024
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    • Director
      • Harold Young
    • Writers
      • Bernard Schubert(screenplay)
      • Luci Ward(screenplay)
      • Harrison Carter(original story by)
    • Stars
      • Lon Chaney Jr.
      • Evelyn Ankers
      • Milburn Stone
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Harold Young
    • Writers
      • Bernard Schubert(screenplay)
      • Luci Ward(screenplay)
      • Harrison Carter(original story by)
    • Stars
      • Lon Chaney Jr.
      • Evelyn Ankers
      • Milburn Stone
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    • 34Critic reviews
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    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Alex Gregor
    • (as Lon Chaney)
    • …
    Evelyn Ankers
    Evelyn Ankers
    • Maura Daniel
    Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone
    • George Keene
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Inspector Brant
    Martin Kosleck
    Martin Kosleck
    • Rudi Polden
    Elena Verdugo
    Elena Verdugo
    • Nina Coudreau
    Tala Birell
    Tala Birell
    • Mme. Valerie Monet
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    • Skeptic
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Reporter in Hallway
    • (uncredited)
    Polly Bailey
    • Older Lady in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Bald Man in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Bruce
    Eddie Bruce
    • Man in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Jan Bryant
    Jan Bryant
    • Teenage Girl in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Pauline Drake
    • Mabel, the Drunk's date
    • (uncredited)
    Helena Phillips Evans
    Helena Phillips Evans
    • Woman in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    William Haade
    William Haade
    • Policeman on Dock
    • (uncredited)
    Leyland Hodgson
    Leyland Hodgson
    • Doctor from Audience
    • (uncredited)
    David Hoffman
    David Hoffman
    • The Spirit of the Inner Sanctum
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harold Young
    • Writers
      • Bernard Schubert(screenplay)
      • Luci Ward(screenplay)
      • Harrison Carter(original story by)
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    • Trivia
      Fourth of the six INNER SANCTUM features, shot June 19-July 1, 1944, and released June 29, 1945, on a double bill with "The Jungle Captive, " both copyrighted 1944.
    • Goofs
      When Rudi throws the second knife at Nina it sticks in the pillar by her head. When she turns to run up the stairs the knife is no longer there.
    • Quotes

      Alex Gregor: I killed that man... killed him with my eyes...

    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: The Frozen Ghost (2016)

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    6/10
    THE FROZEN GHOST (Harold Young, 1945) **1/2
    In spite of its meaningless title, this is one of the better "Inner Sanctums" - though still not exactly a good film. Lon Chaney Jr. is at his most Larry Talbot-like here as a hypnotist constantly bemoaning his fate (thinking he may have killed a drunken and skeptical member of the audience by sheer will-power!). In fact, the opening hypnotism sequence features some unusually odd angles - which is then ruined by the stereotypical (and unfunny) intrusion of Arthur Hoyt as the drunk!!

    The plot then contrives to incorporate the well-worn wax museum theme, which results in the establishment of an adequate atmosphere throughout the film (not to mention utilizing its furnace for the effective climax). Besides, it's aided immensely by the presence of Martin Kosleck as the unhinged museum 'curator' (with a secret medical past) and Douglass Dumbrille as the wily investigating detective with a fondness for quoting Shakespeare (there's a section of wax figures devoted to characters from the Bard's work). Once again, the star finds himself in a tug-of-war between three females - Evelyn Ankers (playing the good girl this time, as Chaney's assistant/fiancée), Tala Birell (as the jealous and ageing museum owner) and Elena Verdugo (as Birell's ingénue niece, also desired by Kosleck).
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    • Nov 10, 2006

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Inner Sanctum #4: The Frozen Ghost
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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