The Black Sleep (1956)
The Black Sleep (1956)
The Terror Drug That Wakes the Dead!
In 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a false conviction for murder, and spirits him away to an ancient, repurposed abbey far in the countryside. There, he connives his pupil into assisting him in mapping the functions of the various parts of the human brain, using living subjects who are under a terrible animation-suspending drug called "black sleep". Subsequently, the student, along with the daughter of one of the subjects, discover that most of these subjects have survived but are being kept in a dungeon-like cellar, in various stages of physical and mental derangement...

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Cast

Basil Rathbone Basil Rathbone As: Sir Joel Cadman
Herbert Rudley Herbert Rudley As: Dr. Gordon Ramsay
Patricia Blair Patricia Blair As: Laurie Munroe
Akim Tamiroff Akim Tamiroff As: Odo the Gypsy
Phyllis Stanley Phyllis Stanley As: Daphne
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Storyline

In 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a false conviction for murder, and spirits him away to an ancient, repurposed abbey far in the countryside. There, he connives his pupil into assisting him in mapping the functions of the various parts of the human brain, using living subjects who are under a terrible animation-suspending drug called "black sleep". Subsequently, the student, along with the daughter of one of the subjects, discover that most of these subjects have survived but are being kept in a dungeon-like cellar, in various stages of physical and mental derangement...


Tagline: The Terror Drug That Wakes the Dead!
Certification: 16

Details

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Language: English

Release Date: 15 June 1956

Country: US

Runtime: 82m

Company Credits

Company: Bel-Air Productions, United Artists

Budget: $225,000

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Cast

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sir Joel Cadman

Herbert Rudley

Herbert Rudley

Dr. Gordon Ramsay

Patricia Blair

Patricia Blair

Laurie Munroe

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Odo the Gypsy

Phyllis Stanley

Phyllis Stanley

Daphne

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Casimir

John Carradine

John Carradine

Bohemund

George Sawaya

George Sawaya

Sailor-Subject

Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

Mr. Curry

Sally Yarnell

Sally Yarnell

Female Subject

Peter Gordon

Peter Gordon

Sgt. Steele

Claire Carleton

Claire Carleton

Carmona Daly

Clive Morgan

Clive Morgan

Roundsman Blevins (uncredited)

Louanna Gardner

Louanna Gardner

Angelina Cadman

Aubrey Schenck

Aubrey Schenck

Prison Coroner's Clerk (uncredited)

John Sheffield

John Sheffield

Det. Redford (uncredited)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Howard W. Koch

Howard W. Koch

Producer

Aubrey Schenck

Aubrey Schenck

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ted Coodley

Ted Coodley

Makeup Artist

George Bau

George Bau

Makeup Designer

Cherie Banks

Cherie Banks

Hairstylist

Sound

Les Baxter

Les Baxter

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Louis DeWitt

Louis DeWitt

Visual Effects

Jack Rabin

Jack Rabin

Visual Effects

Camera

Gordon Avil

Gordon Avil

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Clarence Steensen

Clarence Steensen

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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