Pillow of Death (1945)
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This lesser "Inner Sanctum" entry stars Lon Chaney Jr. as unhappily married lawyer Wayne Fletcher. In love with his secretary Donna Kincaid (Brenda Joyce), Fletcher is the principal suspect when his wife is found smothered to death in her own bed. Lack of evidence allows Fletcher to walk scot-free, whereupon a series of "pillow murders" commences, all of the victims somehow linked with either Fletcher or Donna. The pseudo-psychological finale wants to have its cake and eat it too, permitting Fletcher to be both innocent and guilty. Among the murder victims is Clara Blandick, who under happier circumstances played Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Tradeshown at 65 minutes, release prints of Pillow of Death run a few minutes short of an hour. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Lon Chaney, Jr. - Wayne Fletcher
- Clara Blandick - Belle Kincaid
- J. Edward Bromberg - Julian Julian
- Bernard B. Thomas - Bruce Malone
- Fern Emmett - Mrs. Williams
- Victoria Horne - Vivian Fletcher
- Brenda Joyce - Donna Kincaid
- Rosalind Ivan - Amelia Kincaid
- George Cleveland - Sam Kincaid
- Wilton Graff - Detective McCracken
- John Farrell MacDonald - Sexton
- Mary Gordon
- Director(s):
- Wallace W. Fox
- Writer(s):
- George Bricker
- Producer(s):
- Ben Pivar
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