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.
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)
Director
Joseph H. Lewis
Writers
Al Martin, Helen Martin, Helen Martin, Al Martin
Robert Golden
Editor
CinemaSerf
6/25/2022
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.
