Pillow of Death

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Lon Chaney Jr., J. Edward Bromberg, Wilton Graff, Rosalind Ivan, and Brenda Joyce in Pillow of Death (1945)

An unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.An unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.An unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.

Director
- Wallace Fox
Writers
- George Bricker
- Dwight V. Babcock
Stars

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6.0/10

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Director
- Wallace Fox
Writers
- George Bricker
- Dwight V. Babcock
Stars

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Lon Chaney Jr.

Wayne Fletcher
(as Lon Chaney)

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
(as Bernard B. Thomas)

Fern Emmett

Mrs. Williams
(scenes deleted)

Victoria Horne

Vivian Fletcher
(voice)
(uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

The Graveyard Sexton
(uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Jail Guard
(uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry, the Detective
(uncredited)

Director
- Wallace Fox
Writers
- George Bricker
- Dwight V. Babcock
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This is super good whodunit for those who have not seen it. The film will keep you changing your mind on who you think the murderer is up until the very end. If you like trying to solve a mystery then you might like this film. It has some cute moments and leaves you in suspense for most all of the movie.

Someone killed Wayne Fletcher's (Lon Chaney Jr) wife - but who and why? Wayne is in love with Donna Kincaid (Brenda Joyce) she is in love with him. Bruce Malone (Bernard Thomas) is in love with Donna but Donna only likes him as her friend. So you have a strange love triangle going on in the film.

Donna comes from a family with money. Her family has hired a medium Julian Julian to find the ghost in their home. Ironically, Wayne's wife was talking to the same medium before her death.

Between the money, love triangle and the spirits in the home this sets up a strange but good whodunit story that is quite fun to watch.

9/10

Tera-Jones
Jan 6, 2016
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Trivia
This is the only one of the six Inner Sanctum films to omit the "Spirit of the Inner Sanctum" prologue.

Quotes
Sam Kincaid: Oh, you finally came home, didya'? Do you realize it's 7:30 and I haven't had my dinner yet?
Belle Kincaid: What I've been doing is more important than eating!
Sam Kincaid: At my age nothing's more important than eating!