Dead Man's Eyes

"Murdered!... But his eyes lived to condemn his killer...!"

1944 1h 4m EN

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★6.6TMDB · 25★6IMDB · 1,055

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Synopsis

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Artist David Stuart is blinded by a jealous model whose portrait he is painting. His fiance's father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. There's only one hitch: Stuart has to wait until after the man dies. Not surprisingly, when the benefactor dies a very premature death, suspicion falls on the artist.

“Murdered!... But his eyes lived to condemn his killer...!”

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Cast

Lon Chaney Jr.
David Stuart
Jean Parker
Heather Hayden
Paul Kelly
Dr. Alan Bittaker
Thomas Gomez
Police Capt. Drury
Jonathan Hale
Dr. Sam Welles
Edward Fielding
Dr. Stanley Hayden
George Meeker
Nick Phillips
Pierre Watkin
Hayden's Lawyer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reginald Le Borg
Writers: Dwight V. Babcock
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Inner Sanctum Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by Paul Ivano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Milton Carruth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lon Chaney Jr. and Jean Parker and Paul Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Murdered!... But his eyes lived to condemn his killer...!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036749 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Reginald Le Borg directs. Paul Ivano behind the camera. Milton Carruth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
282 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Inner Sanctum Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by Paul Ivano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Milton Carruth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lon Chaney Jr. and Jean Parker and Paul Kelly carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Murdered!... But his eyes lived to condemn his killer...!".
8IMDB entry: tt0036749 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.