Inner Sanctum Mysteries (film series)
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| Inner Sanctum Mysteries | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Inner Sanctum Mystery by Himan Brown Inner Sanctum Mysteries by Simon & Schuster |
Release date | 1943–1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | (Cumulative of 6 films) |
| Box office | (Cumulative of 6 films) |
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The Inner Sanctum Mysteries film series consists of American classic-horror mystery films, based on and inspired by the works of Himan Brown, and the stories printed by Simon & Shuster.
The anthological film series, as a part of the Universal Horror label, stars Lon Chaney Jr. in a number of similar roles. ...
Origin[edit]
The films are based on
Film[edit]
| Film | U.S. release date |
Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calling Dr. Death | December 17, 1943 | Reginald LeBorg | Edward Dein | Ben Pivar | |
| Weird Woman: An Inner Sanctum Mystery | March 1, 1944 | Reginald Le Borg | Brenda Weisberg | W. Scott Darling | Ben Pivar and Oliver Drake |
| Dead Man's Eyes: An Inner Sanctum Mystery | November 10, 1944 | Dwight V. Babcock | Ben Pivar and Will Cowan | ||
| The Frozen Ghost: An Inner Sanctum Mystery | June 1, 1945 | Harold Young | Bernard Schubert & Luci Ward | Harrison Carter & Henry Sucher | Will Cowan |
| Strange Confession: The Missing Head - An Inner Sanctum Mystery | October 5, 1945 | John Hoffman | M. Coates Webster | Jean Bart | Ben Pivar |
| Pillow of Death: An Inner Sanctum Mystery | December 14, 1945 | Wallace Fox | Dwight V. Babcock | George Bricker | |
Calling Dr. Death (1943)[edit]
Weird Woman (1944)[edit]
Dead Man's Eyes (1944)[edit]
The Frozen Ghost (1945)[edit]
Strange Confession: The Missing Head (1945)[edit]
Pillow of Death (1945)[edit]
Recurring cast and characters[edit]
| Character | Film | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calling Dr. Death | Weird Woman | Dead Man's Eyes | The Frozen Ghost | Strange Confession: The Missing Head |
Pillow of Death | |
| Dr. Mark Steele | Lon Chaney, Jr. | |||||
| Maria Steele | Ramsay Ames | |||||
| Stella Madden | Patricia Morison | |||||
| Robert Duval | David Bruce | |||||
| Insp. Gregg | J. Carrol Naish | |||||
| Prof. Norman Reed | Lon Chaney, Jr. | |||||
| Paula Clayton Reed | Anne Gwynne | |||||
| Ilona Carr | Evelyn Ankers | |||||
| Prof. Millard Sawtelle | Ralph Morgan | |||||
| Margret Mercer | Lois Collier | |||||
| Evelyn Sawtelle | Elizabeth Russell | |||||
| David Jennings | Phil Brown | |||||
| David "Dave" Stuart | Lon Chaney, Jr. | |||||
| Heather "Brat" Hayden | Jean Parker | |||||
| Tanya Czoraki | Acquanetta | |||||
| Dr. Sam Welles | Jonathan Hale | |||||
| Dr. Stanley "Dad" Hayden | Edward Fielding | |||||
| Dr. Alan Bittaker | Paul Kelly | |||||
| Cpt. Det. Drury | Thomas Gomez | |||||
| Alex Gregor Gregor the Great |
Lon Chaney, Jr. | |||||
| Maura Daniel | Evelyn Ankers | |||||
| Nina Coudreau | Elena Verdugo | |||||
| George Keene | Milburn Stone | |||||
| Valerie Monet | Tala Birell | |||||
| Dr. Rudi Poldan | Martin Kosleck | |||||
| Insp. Brant | Douglass Dumbrille | |||||
| the Skeptic | Arthur Hohl | |||||
| Jeff Carter | Lon Chaney, Jr. | |||||
| Mary Carter | Brenda Joyce | |||||
| Dave Curtis | Lloyd Bridges | |||||
| Roger Graham | J. Carrol Naish | |||||
| Atty. Wayne Fletcher | Lon Chaney, Jr. | |||||
| Donna Kincaid | Brenda Joyce | |||||
| Vivian Fletcher | Victoria Horne | |||||
| Amelia Kincaid | Rosalind Ivan | |||||
| Belle Kincaid | Clara Blandick | |||||
| Samuel "Sam" Kincaid | George Cleveland | |||||
| Cpt. "Cap'n" McCracken | Wilton Graff | |||||
| Det. Harry | Harry Strang | |||||
| Julian Julian | J. Edward Bromberg | |||||
Additional crew and production details[edit]
| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer(s) | Cinematographer | Editor | Production companies |
Distributing company |
Running time | ||
| Calling Dr. Death | Paul Sawtell | Virgil Miller | Norman A. Cerf | Universal Pictures Corporation | 1hr 3mins | ||
| Weird Woman | Milton Carruth | Universal Pictures | |||||
| Dead Man's Eyes | Paul Ivano | 1hr 4mins | |||||
| The Frozen Ghost | Richard Hageman, William Lava, Hans J. Salter, Paul Sawtell, and Frank Skinner |
Fred R. Feitshans Jr. | 1hr 1min | ||||
| Strange Confession: The Missing Head | Frank Skinner | Maury Gertsman | Russell F. Schoengarth | Universal Pictures Corporation | 1hr 2mins | ||
| Pillow of Death | Jerome Ash | Edward Curtiss | Universal Pictures | 1hr 6mins | |||
Reception[edit]
Box office and financial performance[edit]
| Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Home video sales gross |
Worldwide total income |
Budget | Ref(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All-time North America |
All-time worldwide |
North America | ||||
| Calling Dr. Death | $ | $ | $ | # | # | $ | $ | $ | |
Critical and public response[edit]
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomatometer | Metascore | ||
| Calling Dr. Death | TBD[1] | /100 ( critic reviews) |
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| Weird Woman | TBD[2] | /100 ( critic reviews) |
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| Dead Man's Eyes | TBD[3] | /100 ( critic reviews) |
A-z |
| The Frozen Ghost | TBD[4] | /100 ( critic reviews) |
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| Strange Confession: The Missing Head | TBD[5] | /100 ( critic reviews) |
A-z |
| Pillow of Death | TBD[6] | /100 ( critic reviews) |
A-z |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Calling Dr. Death". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Weird Woman". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Dead Man's Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Frozen Ghost". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Strange Confession". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Pillow of Death". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Unknown parameter
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