
Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.... (Full plot summary below)
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Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeThe kind of thing that makes you feel that at least someone was really trying to make a good movie. |
| User ReviewKevin NThis, the first film in a series bouncing off the success of the popular Inner Sanctum radio show, is a surprisingly entertaining piece of B-movie fluff. Playing out more like a good TV mystery, it gives us a novelty story, and by the time the film wraps up our minds have wrapped up about it. But director Reginald Le Borg deserves some credit for making the ride not only fun but also quite stylish. He employs a number of techniques to make the film a psychological case study, the most interesting being the way he has Lon Chaney Jr. deliver his voiceover narration: in a whisper. And speaking of Lon Chaney Jr., was there ever a B-movie star so adept at turning lousy material into dramatic entertainment as he? No matter how small the picture, Chaney always brought emotion and conviction to the part. |
| User ReviewJeannie BMy first look into the inner sanctum, and it was pretty good. Lots of weird elements helped boost this mystery out of a low key noir rut. |
| User ReviewMichael GThe first in the Inner Sanctum Mystery series, Calling Dr. Death is filled with plenty of moody photography and direction. The scene where Chaney discovers his dead wife in POV is especially good. A fun little B-movie. |
| User ReviewAj VThis is a strange movie, I wasn't sure how to rate it. It's not bad or good, it's just okay. |
| User ReviewSteve GThis, the first film in a series bouncing off the success of the popular Inner Sanctum radio show, is a surprisingly entertaining piece of B-movie fluff. Playing out more like a good TV mystery, it gives us a novelty story, and by the time the film wraps up our minds have wrapped up about it. But director Reginald Le Borg deserves some credit for making the ride not only fun but also quite stylish. He employs a number of techniques to make the film a psychological case study, the most interesting being the way he has Lon Chaney Jr. deliver his voiceover narration: in a whisper. And speaking of Lon Chaney Jr., was there ever a B-movie star so adept at turning lousy material into dramatic entertainment as he? No matter how small the picture, Chaney always brought emotion and conviction to the part. |
| User ReviewRichard Ca lot of universal stalwarts in this inner sanctum mystery and j carrol naish is always good value.hypnotized. worth a look. |
| User ReviewOrlok WGood Chaney yearn, but it's not just the door that creaks--A fun movie if you are a Universal horror fan!! |
| User ReviewGreg Wok B movie fare from universal starring lon chaney jr |
| User ReviewScott WMurder mystery thriller with Lon Chaney Jr, J Carrol Naish and a cameo from Holmes Herbert. A diverting way to spend an hour and 2 minutes. |