Movie: Pillow of Death

Top 10 Billed Cast

Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.

Wayne Fletcher

Brenda Joyce
Brenda Joyce

Donna Kincaid

J. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg

Julian Julian

Rosalind Ivan
Rosalind Ivan

Amelia Kincaid

Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick

Belle Kincaid

George Cleveland
George Cleveland

Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid

Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff

Police Captain McCracken

Bernard Thomas
Bernard Thomas

Bruce Malone

Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett

J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald

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    Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic with questionable motives tries to contact the deceased woman. Soon, Wayne begins seeing visions of his dead wife, and other people involved with the case begin to be killed, one by one.

  • Release Date

    1945-12-14

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    HATE! Crawling back from the grave!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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