Dementia

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

2.7K

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This film, with no dialogue at all, follows a psychotic young woman's nightmarish experiences through one skid-row night.

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This film, with no dialogue at all, follows a psychotic young woman's nightmarish experiences through one skid-row night.This film, with no dialogue at all, follows a psychotic young woman's nightmarish experiences through one skid-row night.This film, with no dialogue at all, follows a psychotic young woman's nightmarish experiences through one skid-row night.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Rich Man
(as Bruno Ve Sota)

Ben Roseman

Law Enforcer…

Richard Barron

Evil One

Lucille Howland

Mother

Ed Hinkle

Butler
(as Edward Hinkle)

Gayne Sullivan

Wino

Jebbie VeSota

Flower Girl
(as Jebbie Ve Sota)

Shorty Rogers

Shorty Rogers
(as Shorty Rogers and his Giants)

Shelley Berman

Stoned Beatnik
(uncredited)

Duane Grey

Policeman
(uncredited)

Jonathan Haze

Character
(uncredited)

Faith Parker

Nightclub Dancer
(uncredited)

Angelo Rossitto

Newsboy
(uncredited)

Aaron Spelling

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Directors
- John Parker
- Bruno VeSota
Writers
- John Parker
- Bruno VeSota
All cast & crew
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Trivia
This is the movie playing in the theatre in the original version of "The Blob"

Quotes
Narrator: Come with me into the tormented, haunted, half-lit night of the insane. This is my world. Let me lead you into it. Let me take you into the mind of a woman who is mad. You may not recognize some things in this world, and the faces will look strange to you. For this is a place where there is no love, no hope...in the pulsing, throbbing world of the insane mind, where only nightmares are real, nightmares of the Daughter of Horror!

Crazy credits
In the Preston Sturges quotation before the opening credits, several instances of the word "Italicized" appear, spelled out in regular type in parentheses, rather than actually employing any italic type.

Alternate versions
The original version, released as 'Dementia', had no narration; that was voiced by Ed McMahon and added for the re-release under title 'Daughter of Horror.'

Connections
Featured in Danger planétaire (1958)

Soundtracks
Wig Alley
Music by Shorty Rogers
Performed by The Giants

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Featured review

8/10

Short but fascinating art/horror film

Even at under an hour, this film drags a bit in the middle but has so much going for it that it has to be called a "must-see." Definitely see the dialog-free version (DEMENTIA) before you see the narrated version (DAUGHTER OF HORROR) but do see both of them because the narration by future Tonight Show co-host Ed McMahon is priceless! The jazzy score and accompanying vocal renderings accent the weird mood perfectly. The last 15 minutes in the jazz club are especially striking as music, image and pace increase to a fever pitch until the movie starts as it began. It's amazing that a film as avant garde as this actually played mainstream theaters in the 50s.