Pillow of Death

"HATE! Crawling back from the grave!"

1945 1h 6m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 24

HorrorMysteryCrime

Synopsis

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Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic with questionable motives tries to contact the deceased woman. Soon, Wayne begins seeing visions of his dead wife, and other people involved with the case begin to be killed, one by one.

“HATE! Crawling back from the grave!”

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Cast

Lon Chaney Jr.
Wayne Fletcher
Brenda Joyce
Donna Kincaid
J. Edward Bromberg
Julian Julian
Rosalind Ivan
Amelia Kincaid
Clara Blandick
Belle Kincaid
George Cleveland
Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid
Wilton Graff
Police Captain McCracken
Bernard Thomas
Bruce Malone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wallace Fox
Writers: Dwight V. Babcock, George Bricker
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wallace Fox, shot by Jerome Ash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lon Chaney Jr. and Brenda Joyce and J. Edward Bromberg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HATE! Crawling back from the grave!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wallace Fox directs. Jerome Ash behind the camera. Edward Curtiss cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Inner Sanctum Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Wallace Fox, shot by Jerome Ash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Edward Curtiss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lon Chaney Jr. and Brenda Joyce and J. Edward Bromberg carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "HATE! Crawling back from the grave!".
9IMDB entry: tt0037989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.