This one sets itself up well with some arresting scenes but the exposition is botched with too many characters acting illogically and an ending which doesn't account for everyone involved.
Ralph Morgan plays Curt Ingston , a quadruple amputee planning revenge on four doctors he holds responsible for his condition. The members of his household are all in some way complicit and include Bela Lugosi in a bafflingly small role as butler Rolf . A female psychiatrist and horror novel writer arrive at the house just as the final phase is about to begin.
Irene Hervey ( as Dr Lynne Harper )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Irene was originally Beulah Herwick from L.A. She was a successful actress from 1933 onwards but a serious car accident in 1943 put her out of action for five years. From the mid-fifties she was mainly employed in TV but still made the odd film , her last role being in Play Misty For Me. She died in 1988 aged 89.
Fay Helm ( as Margaret Ingston )
Sex : No
Death : Perishes in the fire she starts to expiate her guilt taking evil housekeeper Miss Judd with her
Fay had a 10 year film career that ended on her third marriage in 1946. She died in 2004 aged 94.
Janet Shaw ( as Milly )
Sex : Grabbed by creepy chauffeur Lowrie for a forced kiss but she fights him off
Death : Strangled by Ingston for whistle-blowing when she inexplicably returns to the house at night time to collect her things.
Janet was originally Ellen Stuart from Nebraska . She had a long career as a supporting player with many of her roles uncredited. She died in 2001 aged 82.
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