Frozen Ghost, The

Synopsis: Feature film. Stage hypnotist Gregor the Great becomes enraged when a drunken audience member belittles his act. When the man dies suddenly, Gregor convinces himself that his hypnotic powers are to blame. Guilt-ridden, he retires from performing to Valerie Monet’s wax museum. He becomes increasingly stressed when he is pursued romantically by Valerie, her niece, and his former stage assistant, Maura Daniel. When Valerie mysteriously disappears, it is apparent that sinister forces are at work in the museum. A ‘Shakespeare Group’ of wax figures have a bearing on the plot as for example when Alex first arrives at the museum he is shown the figure of Lady Macbeth at which he recoils, as Lady Macbeth, like him, is racked by guilt over a murder and when he sees the Hamlet figure he recites part of the ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 1945
Duration: 61 mins

Director

Harold Young

Cinematographer

Paul Ivano

Screenplay

Bernard Schubert; Luci Ward

Art Direction

Abraham Grossman; John B. Goodman

Cast

Lon, Jr Chaney	Alex Gregor
Tala Birell	Valerie Monet

Notes: Available on DVD from amazon.com as ‘Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Complete Movie Collection’.
General: From an original story by Harrison Carter and Henry Sucher. Fourth production in Universal’s Inner Sanctum series.

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