Pillow of Death

Dec 14, 1945

1h 6m

★ 6.5

HATE! Crawling back from the grave!

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Wayne Fletcher

Lon Chaney Jr.

Donna Kincaid

Brenda Joyce

Julian Julian

J. Edward Bromberg

Amelia Kincaid

Rosalind Ivan

Belle Kincaid

Clara Blandick

Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid

George Cleveland

Police Captain McCracken

Wilton Graff

Bruce Malone

Bernard Thomas

Fern Emmett

J. Farrell MacDonald

Lee Phelps

Harry Strang

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