Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wallace Fox
Produced by	Ben Pivar
Screenplay by	George Bricker
Story by	Dwight V. Babcock
Based on	Inner Sanctum Mystery; by Himan Brown
Starring	Lon Chaney, Jr.; Brenda Joyce;
Music by	Frank Skinner
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 14, 1945 (United States);
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Pillow of Death is a 1945 film noir mystery horror film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Brenda Joyce.^[1] The last of the Inner Sanctum mystery films, it is based on a story by Dwight V. Babcock. The "Inner Sanctum" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Lon Chaney, Jr. It was the only entry in the series to dispense with the introduction by a disembodied head in a crystal ball, as well as the only one to feature comic-relief characters to alleviate the grim tone.

Plot summary

Attorney Wayne Fletcher (Chaney, Jr.) intends to divorce his wife and marry his secretary (Joyce), who comes from a wealthy family. When the wife is found suffocated to death, he naturally becomes the suspect. As others are killed in the same manner and a phony medium (Bromberg) also claims Fletcher is guilty, Fletcher begins to imagine his dead wife is communicating with him, making it even more difficult for him to prove his innocence.

Cast

Lon Chaney, Jr. as Wayne Fletcher (billed as Lon Chaney)
Brenda Joyce as Donna Kincaid^[2]
J. Edward Bromberg as Julian Julian
Rosalind Ivan as Amelia Kincaid
Clara Blandick as Belle Kincaid
George Cleveland as Sam Kincaid
Wilton Graff as Cap'n McCracken
Bernard Thomas as Bruce Malone (billed as Bernard B. Thomas)

References

↑ Smith, Don G. (2004-01-01). Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973. McFarland. ISBN 9780786418138.
↑ Staff, Times; Reports, Wire (2009-07-22). "Passings". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-31.

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[1] Smith, Don G. (2004-01-01). Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973. McFarland. ISBN 9780786418138.

[2] Staff, Times; Reports, Wire (2009-07-22). "Passings". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-31.