Pillow of Death
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Pillow of Death is a 1945 noir-mystery horror film, and the sixth installment in The Inner Sanctum Mysteries anthological film series, which was based on the popular radio series of the same name. Directed by Wallace Fox and starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Brenda Joyce;[1] it was the only entry in the series to dispense with the introduction by a disembodied head in a crystal ball, as well as the only one to feature comic-relief characters to alleviate the grim tone.
Plot
Attorney Wayne Fletcher intends to divorce his wife and marry his secretary, who comes from a wealthy family. When the wife is found suffocated to death, he naturally becomes the suspect. As others are killed in the same manner and a phony medium also claims Fletcher is guilty, Fletcher begins to imagine his dead wife is communicating with him, making it even more difficult for him to prove his innocence.
Cast
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Wayne Fletcher (billed as Lon Chaney)
- Brenda Joyce as Donna Kincaid[2]
- J. Edward Bromberg as Julian Julian
- Rosalind Ivan as Amelia Kincaid
- Clara Blandick as Belle Kincaid
- George Cleveland as Sam Kincaid
- Wilton Graff as Cap'n McCracken
- Bernard Thomas as Bruce Malone (billed as Bernard B. Thomas)
References
External links
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- Review of film at Variety
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- 1945 films
- 1945 crime films
- 1945 horror films
- 1945 mystery films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on radio series
- Films directed by Wallace Fox
- Inner Sanctum Mystery
- Universal Pictures films
- American crime films
- Film noir
- 1940s American films