Horror
Thriller
Crime
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
1941
NR
1 h 4 min
The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
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
Helen Martin
Story
Screenplay
Joseph H. Lewis
Director
Sam Katzman
Producer
Al Martin
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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 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.