The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
Dr. Charles Kessler
Virginia Kessler
Ralph Dickson / Paul Dickson
Evans the Butler
Lt. Williams
Mrs. Kessler
Jules Mason, caretaker
Mrs. Mason
Cecile Mannix, maid
Detective Ryan
Jim, a detective
Guard at Ralph's Execution (uncredited)
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Kirby--Coroner (uncredited)
Kessler's Cook (uncredited)
A fine performance from Bela Lugosi in a sort of "Jeykll and Hyde" role as a respectable man by day but a killer at night - driven by the hypnotic effects of seeing his dead wife back from the grave. The storyline is pretty tosh; and but for Clarence Muse as "Evans" the butler, the supporting cast probably all deserved to be murdered. It's a tiny-budget, poorly lit vehicle for the star, but worth it for him and it's only just over an hour.
Dr. Charles Kessler
Virginia Kessler
Ralph Dickson / Paul Dickson
Evans the Butler
Lt. Williams
Mrs. Kessler
Jules Mason, caretaker
Mrs. Mason
Cecile Mannix, maid
Detective Ryan
Jim, a detective
Guard at Ralph's Execution (uncredited)
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Kirby--Coroner (uncredited)
Kessler's Cook (uncredited)
A fine performance from Bela Lugosi in a sort of "Jeykll and Hyde" role as a respectable man by day but a killer at night - driven by the hypnotic effects of seeing his dead wife back from the grave. The storyline is pretty tosh; and but for Clarence Muse as "Evans" the butler, the supporting cast probably all deserved to be murdered. It's a tiny-budget, poorly lit vehicle for the star, but worth it for him and it's only just over an hour.