Pillow of Death


Pillow of Death is a 1945 noir-mystery horror film, and the sixth installment in Inner [Sanctum Mysteries |The Inner Sanctum Mysteries] anthological film series, which was based on the popular radio series of the same name. Directed by Wallace Fox and starring Lon Chaney [Jr.] and Brenda Joyce; it was the only entry in the series to dispense with the introduction by a disembodied head in a crystal ball, as well as the only one to feature comic-relief characters to alleviate the grim tone.

Plot

Attorney Wayne Fletcher intends to divorce his wife and marry his secretary, who comes from a wealthy family. When the wife is found suffocated to death, he naturally becomes the suspect. As others are killed in the same manner and a phony medium also claims Fletcher is guilty, Fletcher begins to imagine his dead wife is communicating with him, making it even more difficult for him to prove his innocence.

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