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1945 film by Wallace Fox

Pillow of Death
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wallace Fox
Screenplay by	George Bricker
Story by	Dwight V. Babcock
Based on	Inner Sanctum Mystery by Himan Brown
Produced by	Ben Pivar
Starring	Lon Chaney Jr. Brenda Joyce
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 14, 1945 (1945-12-14) (United States)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Pillow of Death is a 1945 noir-mystery horror film, and the sixth installment in The Inner Sanctum Mysteries anthological film series, which was based on the popular radio series of the same name. Directed by Wallace Fox and starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Brenda Joyce; 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

Attorney Wayne Fletcher intends to divorce his wife and marry his secretary, 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 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
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.

External links

Pillow of Death at IMDb
Review of film at Variety

v t e Films directed by Wallace Fox
1920s	Trail of Courage (1928) The Ridin' Renegade (1928) The Avenging Rider (1928) Driftin' Sands (1928) Come and Get It (1929) The Amazing Vagabond (1929) Laughing at Death (1929)
1930s	Partners of the Trail (1931) Near the Trail's End (1931) Devil on Deck (1932) Cannonball Express (1932) Trapped in Tia Juana (1932) Red Morning (1934) Powdersmoke Range (1935) Yellow Dust (1936) Racing Lady (1937) Gun Packer (1938) The Mexicali Kid (1938)
1940s	Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941) The Lone Star Vigilantes (1942) Bullets for Bandits (1942) The Corpse Vanishes (1942) Let's Get Tough! (1942) Smart Alecks (1942) Bowery at Midnight (1942) 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) Kid Dynamite (1943) The Ghost Rider (1943) The Girl from Monterrey (1943) Outlaws of Stampede Pass (1943) Pride of the Plains (1944) Career Girl (1944) Men on Her Mind (1944) Million Dollar Kid (1944) Block Busters (1944) Riders of the Santa Fe (1944) The Great Mike (1944) Song of the Range (1944) Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945) Docks of New York (1945) Trail to Vengeance (1945) Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945) Bad Men of the Border (1945) Code of the Lawless (1945) Pillow of Death (1945) Gun Town (1946) Lawless Breed (1946) Wild Beauty (1946) Rustler's Round-Up (1946) Gunman's Code (1946) The Vigilante (1947) Jack Armstrong (1947) The Valiant Hombre (1948) The Gay Amigo (1949) The Daring Caballero (1949) Western Renegades (1949)
1950s	Fence Riders (1950) Gunslingers (1950) West of Wyoming (1950) Six Gun Mesa (1950) Over the Border (1950) Arizona Territory (1950) Silver Raiders (1950) Outlaw Gold (1950) Blazing Bullets (1951) Montana Desperado (1951)

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