Pillow of Death (1945)
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This lesser "Inner Sanctum" entry stars Lon Chaney Jr. as unhappily married lawyer Wayne Fletcher. In love with his secretary Donna Kincaid (Brenda Joyce), Fletcher is the principal suspect when his wife is found smothered to death in her own bed. Lack of evidence allows Fletcher to walk… More This lesser "Inner Sanctum" entry stars Lon Chaney Jr. as unhappily married lawyer Wayne Fletcher. In love with his secretary Donna Kincaid (Brenda Joyce), Fletcher is the principal suspect when his wife is found smothered to death in her own bed. Lack of evidence allows Fletcher to walk scot-free, whereupon a series of "pillow murders" commences, all of the victims somehow linked with either Fletcher or Donna. The pseudo-psychological finale wants to have its cake and eat it too, permitting Fletcher to be both innocent and guilty. Among the murder victims is Clara Blandick, who under happier circumstances played Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Tradeshown at 65 minutes, release prints of Pillow of Death run a few minutes short of an hour. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Wallace Fox
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 14, 1945 Wide
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Cast
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Lon Chaney Jr
as Wayne Fletcher
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Brenda Joyce
as Donna Kincaid
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Clara Blandick
as Belle Kincaid
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Rosalind Ivan
as Amelia Kincaid
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J. Edward Bromberg
as Julian Julian
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George Cleveland
as Sam Kincaid
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Bernard B. Thomas
as Bruce Malone
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Wilton Graff
as Detective McCracken
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Fern Emmett
as Mrs. Williams
- Mary Gordon
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Victoria Horne
as Vivian Fletcher
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John Farrell MacDonald
as Sexton
