An unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.An unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.An unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Wayne Fletcher
- (as Lon Chaney)
Bernard Thomas
- Bruce Malone
- (as Bernard B. Thomas)
Fern Emmett
- Mrs. Williams
- (scenes deleted)
Victoria Horne
- Vivian Fletcher
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
- The Graveyard Sexton
- (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
- Jail Guard
- (uncredited)
Harry Strang
- Harry, the Detective
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis is the only one of the six Inner Sanctum films to omit the "Spirit of the Inner Sanctum" prologue.
- Quotes
Sam Kincaid: Oh, you finally came home, didya'? Do you realize it's 7:30 and I haven't had my dinner yet?
Belle Kincaid: What I've been doing is more important than eating!
Sam Kincaid: At my age nothing's more important than eating!
- Crazy creditsThe only Inner Sanctum film not to have the floating head in the crystal ball before the opening credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Shock!: Pillow of Death (1959)
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Eider feeling that they would plump for a different ending.
When Vivian Fletcher is found murdered, her husband, attorney Wayne Fletcher (Lon Chaney Jr.), is the prime suspect: the man has romantic feelings for his pretty secretary Donna Kincaid (Brenda Joyce) and his wife's death is all too convenient. Other murders follow, and Fletcher desperately tries to prove his innocence despite the mounting evidence against him.
Pillow of Death is another one of those hokey Inner Sanctum murder mysteries starring an already past-his-prime Lon Chaney Jr. (not that he was all that great when he was in his prime). It's packed with tired cliches (a creepy old house, ghostly voices, a seance, a secret passageway) and, for the most part, is a wholly unremarkable affair. However, just as I was about to write the entire thing off as another dull and predictable gothic B-movie thriller, it delivers a final act that was not what I was expecting to see, but was exactly what I had been hoping for. See it and you'll understand.
4/10, bumped up to 6 for that ending.
Pillow of Death is another one of those hokey Inner Sanctum murder mysteries starring an already past-his-prime Lon Chaney Jr. (not that he was all that great when he was in his prime). It's packed with tired cliches (a creepy old house, ghostly voices, a seance, a secret passageway) and, for the most part, is a wholly unremarkable affair. However, just as I was about to write the entire thing off as another dull and predictable gothic B-movie thriller, it delivers a final act that was not what I was expecting to see, but was exactly what I had been hoping for. See it and you'll understand.
4/10, bumped up to 6 for that ending.
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- BA_Harrison
- Mar 8, 2023
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- Inner Sanctum #6: Pillow of Death
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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