
“Out of the darkness comes the ear-piercing cry of a terrified girl...”
The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
Release Date: 4/25/1941
Runtime: 64 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
00Companies: Banner Productions, Monogram Pictures
Countries: United States of America
CinemaSerf
A fine performance from Bela Lugosi in a sort of "Jeykll and Hyde" role as a respectable man by day but a killer at night - driven by the hypnotic effects of seeing his dead wife back from the grave. The storyline is pretty tosh; and but for Clarence Muse as "Evans" the butler, the supporting cast probably all deserved to be murdered. It's a tiny-budget, poorly lit vehicle for the star, but worth it for him and it's only just over an hour.

Bela Lugosi
Dr. Charles Kessler

Polly Ann Young
Virginia Kessler

John McGuire
Ralph Dickson / Paul Dickson

Clarence Muse
Evans the Butler

George Pembroke
Lt. Williams

Betty Compson
Mrs. Kessler

Ernie Adams
Jules Mason, caretaker

Ottola Nesmith
Mrs. Mason

Terry Walker
Cecile Mannix, maid

Fred Kelsey
Detective Ryan

Jack Mulhall
Jim, a detective

Fred Aldrich
Guard at Ralph's Execution (uncredited)
2007