This is as much of a noir thriller as horror and not much cop either way.
Erich von Stroheim is magician Diijon who has got bored of his act and wants the space to study hypnotism in the delusion he can achieve great fame in the field. That leaves young wife Vickie to struggle with life's practicalities. She leaves him just as he's beginning to master hypnotism which leads him to use his power negatively.
The film has a mechanical plot, terrible acting ( especially von Stroheim ) and a ridiculously contrived shock ending.
Jeanne Bates ( as Victoria )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Jeanne has a much larger role in this one but she's not very good.
Denise Vernac ( as Denise )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Denise was born in France and appeared in both French and American films between 1939 and 1966. More to the point she was Mrs Von Stroheim. She died in 1984 aged 68.
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