Pillow of Death is a 1945 film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Lon Chaney, Jr. The last of the Inner Sanctum mystery films, it is based on a story by Dwight V. The 'Inner Sanctum' franchise originated with a popular radio series. Wallace Fox’s Pillow of Death, the sixth and final film in the Inner Sanctum Mysteries series, is a haunted house mystery, the kind that Charlie Chan and the Crime Doctor excelled at solving. It lacks the ghoulish fun of the Inner Sanctum radio show, and it’s the. BSOH intro for the 2012 Gothic Gathering's Universal Shock Package tribute, this is Gunther's introduction to the film 'The Pillow of Death' to be shown at Horrorhound Weekend in March 2012, Columbus, Ohio. Pillow of Death followed Jan B
Pillow of Death Reviews & Ratings. Write review. Index. Last of the Inner Sanctum movies. It was pretty obvious these weren't. Attorney Wayne Fletcher (Lon Chaney Jr.) is in love with his secretary.
Donna Kinkaid (Brenda Joyce), but he's married. His wife is found. He's released (lack of. Kinkaid family are getting murdered.. Busy little murder mystery. It's shot on big, beautiful, atmospheric. I'm assuming from another movie) and has good performances and.
Fletcher promises her that he is going to talk to his wife that. Donna can be together. Fletcher returns home to learn that his wife has been murdered and is.
Police Captain Mc. Cracken (Wilton Graff) and his wife's.
Julian Julian (J. Mc. Cracken immediately. Fletcher and arrests him.
Next he goes to the Kincaid house, a. Among those questioned are Belle Kincaid (Clara Blandick), her brother. Sam (George Cleveland), an English relative Amelia Kincaid (Rosiland.
Ivan) and Donna. Mc. Cracken discovers a neighbor, Bruce Malone (Bernard. B. Thomas) peeping through a window and brings him in for questioning. Julian later holds a s. Strange noises emanate from the. Secret panels are revealed. Suddenly other. murders begin to take place.
Pillow of Death (1945) -*** I don’t think it’s even theoretically possible to make a movie without subtext— a film with no implications, intended or otherwise, regarding (for example) its creators’ social, political, or moral outlook. The most readily legible subtext in Pillow of Death. Uncover detailed information about Pillow of Death (1945). Explore interactive visualizations about the cast, ratings, recommendations, photos, plot, and more. Image 1 Title Release Date Starring Smart Rating ID Title Field Release Date Release Year Original.
Finally, the murderer is discovered to. And I'll bet you'll never guess what the murder weapon. For Chaney, this film marked the end of his Universal contract. He. would appear in two more films for them, . Over the period. 1.
Chaney managed to appear as all four of the Universal monsters. Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, The Wolfman and The Mummy) as well. They never really developed the. The. series, although a low budget .
Watch for old. timer J. Farrell Mac. Donald as the cemetery Sexton.
Arguably the best of the six . In most cases, people. Most B- films are definitely on the cheap side and.
While most of this film is purely average and not. So, for lovers of mystery and suspense, this film is well.
Not bad at all, but far from great or memorable. Without giving anything away it will keep you. All get the job done in under. Pillow being the longest by a bit at an hour and six.
It is also the only picture of the series not to use the. It wasn't really missed. Neither the worst nor the. Pillow has arguably the best production values with.
Victorian mansion. Chaney's secretary the beautiful Brenda Joyce, also his love interest. Strange Confession (see my review), lives in the .
Chaney, an attorney. You see, he wants to marry said pretty secretary.
But he finds that his wife has been murdered by. He becomes suspect numero. J. Seances and bodies pile up. This well done . The suspects, as is. I'm not so sure I didn't suspect that pest, too.
Big hint: it. wasn't the butler. The clever drawing room mystery style was what kept. Inner Sanctum cycle interesting. Chaney was always fascinating, and Brenda Joyce. Tarzan. Not as good as some of the others in the series, but mild entertainment.
August evening. The film. If you like trying to solve a mystery then you. It has some cute moments and leaves you in. Someone killed Wayne Fletcher's (Lon Chaney Jr) wife - but who and why? Bruce Malone (Bernard Thomas) is in love with Donna but Donna only.
So you have a strange love triangle going on. Donna comes from a family with money. Her family has hired a medium. Julian Julian to find the ghost in their home. Ironically, Wayne's wife. Between the money, love triangle and the spirits in the home this sets.
Reviewers really disagree on the merits of this final Inner Sanctum. To me, it's the most fun of the six, although I think the first. Calling Dr. Death (1.
What lifts this 6. Gothic set (no doubt left over from an A- production), and a pretty good.
George Cleveland's crusty old man. Note. too cop Winton Graff's subtly droll reactions to Cleveland's scrappy. Too bad they don't have more scenes together. Then there're. the two sourpuss old women.
I especially like Rosalind Ivan's ditzy old. Speaking of atmosphere, the lighting. Come to think of it- - I. Also, I certainly. Cleverly, it doesn't. No, there's nothing memorable here, but this series.
It. doesn't help any, when it's discovered he's been out with his. This is my first experience with The Inner Sanctum. In the beginning, I didn't quite know how to take it. The dialogue and stiff acting by Lon made the film.
But I have to admit. I seemed to forget myself and was totally into it. A lot. of it was due in part to other actors, adept at what they're doing.
Brenda Joyce, as the secretary, J. Edward Bromberg as a supposed. Rosalind Ivan as the eccentric housekeeper. Oh, and George. Cleveland was especially good as the old man. Even now knowing the.
I would watch it over and enjoy its spirit! They help find the murderer in.
Bromberg), who had also worked with Fletcher's wife.. Providing a REALLY twisted plot, with great performances, a wonderfully. Following. STRANGE CONFESSION (1. PILLOW OF DEATH resorts back to formula material of murder mystery and. Though still credited as . Babcock, the plot. Kincaids: Amelia (Rosalind Ivan), her.
Samuel (George Cleveland), and his wife, Belle (Clara. Blandick). Belle has returned from her visit with Vivian Fletcher to. Donna (Brenda. Joyce). Donna, a loyal secretary to Vivian's husband, Wayne (Lon. Chaney), a prominent attorney, is suspected by Belle for having an.
Belle's hunch. is proved correct when Wayne, after taking Donna home, intends to have. Donna. Upon his arrival, Wayne finds his home. Captain Mc. Cracken (Wilton Graff) of the detective. Julian- Julian (J. Edward Bromberg), a psychic investigator. Vivian has been found dead through suffocation. Regardless of. the fact that Vivian has suicidal tendencies, owning a book titled.
Wayne continues to become the prime suspect. Aunt Belle. Soon Aunt Belle and Uncle Samuel are found. Unforeseen circumstances occur as Wayne starts hearing the. J. Vivian's crypt is later discovered empty. He begins to. have his suspicions as to why Julian- Julian is allowed to conduct his. Thomas), Donna's former suitor and lifelong friend. With this being an obvious attempt in outdoing the previous .
At. first glance, especially when first watching this one on Fright Night. WOR, Channel 9, in New York City prior to 1. PILLOW OF DEATH. turned out to be one real sleeper. It wasn't until many years later did. I get to comprehend and appreciate the purpose of this deliberately. Though Wilton Graff makes good in his Douglass. Dumbrille- type performance of the ever suspecting detective, the.
J. Carrol Naish or Thomas Gomez might have. Edward Bromberg, who shares billing. Chaney and Joyce, gets his share of scene stealing. Formerly available. DEAD NAN'S EYES (1. PILLOW OF DEATH (not to be confused with another.
PILLOW TO POST), is available on DVD on a triple bill. THE FROZEN GHOST and STRANGE.