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| Credited cast: | |||
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Wayne Fletcher (as Lon Chaney) | |
| Brenda Joyce | ... | Donna Kincaid | |
| J. Edward Bromberg | ... | Julian Julian | |
| Rosalind Ivan | ... | Amelia Kincaid | |
| Clara Blandick | ... | Belle Kincaid | |
| George Cleveland | ... | Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid | |
| Wilton Graff | ... | Police Captain McCracken | |
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Bernard Thomas | ... | Bruce Malone (as Bernard B. Thomas) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Fern Emmett | ... | Mrs. Williams (scenes deleted) | |
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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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Julian Julian: Julian.
Captain McCracken: Julian what?
Julian Julian: Julian Julian.
Captain McCracken: You're in a rut.
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This was the last of six features in Univeral's INNER SANCTUM series,filmed from February 26-March 13,1945,and released December 14. See more »Quotes
Captain McCracken: Oh, by the way, just for the record, what is your real moniker?Julian Julian: Julian.
Captain McCracken: Julian what?
Julian Julian: Julian Julian.
Captain McCracken: You're in a rut.
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The only Inner Sanctum film not to have the floating head in the crystal ball before the opening credits. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Pillow of Death (1945)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
Final installment in the Inner Sanctum series has a lawyer (Lon Chaney, Jr.) suspected of murdering his wife. After her death he gets involved with a group of psychics. This film, even at 61-minutes, dragged along and bored the hell out of me from the start. Chaney is very bland here as are the supporting characters. The story really isn't too interesting and all the spiritual stuff comes off silly.
This is certainly the worst in the series but you can now view all six films via Universal's DVD collection.