Maniac
He menaced women with weird desires!
1934 | 51m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Dwain Esper |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Hildegarde Stadie |
| Staring: |
| An ex-vaudeville actor is working as the assistant to a doctor who has Frankenstein aspirations. The ex-vaudeville actor kills the doctor and decides to assume the identity of the dead physician. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 11, 1934 |
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| Director: | Dwain Esper |
| Writer: | Hildegarde Stadie |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | rape, cat, exploitation, mad scientist, mad doctor, pre-code, psychotronic |
| Production Companies | Road Show Attractions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bill Woods | Don Maxwell |
| Horace B. Carpenter | Dr. Meirschultz |
| Ted Edwards | Buckley |
| Phyllis Diller | Mrs. Buckley |
| Theo Ramsey | Alice Maxwell |
| Jenny Dark | Maizie |
| Marvelle Andre | Marvel |
| Celia McCann | Jo |
| John P. Wade | Embalmer |
| Marian Constance Blackton | Neighbor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hildegarde Stadie | Writer |
| William C. Thompson | Director of Photography |
| William Austin | Editor |
| J. Stuart Blackton Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Dan Sonney | Props |
| Dwain Esper | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis Sonney | Producer |
| Hildegarde Stadie | Producer |
| Dwain Esper | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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