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| Director: | Joseph H. Lewis | 
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| Writer: | Helen Martin, Al Martin | 
| Staring: | 
| The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 25, 1941 | 
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| Director: | Joseph H. Lewis | 
| Writer: | Helen Martin, Al Martin | 
| Genres: | Horror, Crime, Thriller | 
| Keywords | false accusations, maniac | 
| Production Companies | Monogram Pictures, Banner Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 
| Lloyd Ingraham | Psychiatrist (uncredited) | 
| Robert Strange | Kirby--Coroner (uncredited) | 
| Dorothy Vernon | Kessler's Cook (uncredited) | 
| Robert F. Hill | Trial Judge (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Joseph H. Lewis | Director | 
| Helen Martin | Screenplay, Story | 
| Al Martin | Screenplay, Story | 
| Harvey Gould | Cinematography | 
| Marcel Le Picard | Cinematography | 
| Robert Golden | Editor | 
| Fred Preble | Set Designer | 
| Glen Glenn | Sound Recordist | 
| Charles Dunworth | Music | 
| Lew Porter | Music | 
| Heinz Roemheld | Music | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Sam Katzman | Producer | 
| Pete Mayer | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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Popularity History
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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 p ... robably 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.