When an artist is blinded, his fiancée's father offers an operation to restore his sight. When the benefactor suddenly dies, the artist becomes a suspect.When an artist is blinded, his fiancée's father offers an operation to restore his sight. When the benefactor suddenly dies, the artist becomes a suspect.When an artist is blinded, his fiancée's father offers an operation to restore his sight. When the benefactor suddenly dies, the artist becomes a suspect.
- Dave Stuart
- (as Lon Chaney)
- Travers the Butler
- (uncredited)
- The Waiter
- (uncredited)
- The Spirit of the Inner Sanctum
- (uncredited)
- The Cab Driver
- (uncredited)
- George the Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThis was the third of the six films in Universal's INNER SANCTUM series released by Universal from 1943 to 1945. These films were derived from the popular radio program that aired on the NBC Blue Network from 1941 to 1952, for a total of 511 episodes (some sources say more).
- Quotes
Captain Drury: Did you know that somebody stole Hayden's eyes just after Doc Welles removed them from the body?
Dave Stuart: No!
Captain Drury: They later turned up at the hospital, rather mysteriously. It's my opinion that Tanya took them... and that Bittaker got them from her and returned them.
Dave Stuart: But WHY?
Captain Drury: As long as you're blind, you remain dependent upon Tanya... and I think she rather likes it that way. She knows that if you regain your sight, she'll lose you to Miss Hayden. So she tried to prevent the operation, but Bittaker intervened and returned the eyes. He was afraid she might get into trouble, so he did it anonymously.
Dave Stuart: I don't believe it!
Captain Drury: It's a nice theory though, isn't it?
[Looks closely at the blind man's dark glasses]
Captain Drury: Well, you'll be seeing me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Svengoolie: Dead Man's Eyes (2016)
"Dead Man's Eyes" is not what this viewer would consider a great mystery, but it *is* a solid and engaging diversion for barely over an hour. (All of the "Inner Sanctum" movies have very trim running times.) It does its job at setting up dubious characters and their motives, and having suspicion keep shifting from one to another. The filmmaking (Reginald LeBorg is the director) is efficient and to the point.
The acting is wonderful from much of the cast. Lon Jr. is rather over emphatic at times, but there's no denying the sincerity of his performance. Parker is cute and appealing. Acquanetta, who plays Tanya, the model who is in love with Dave, is a striking beauty but not much of an actress. Paul Kelly is good fun as Alan Bittaker, Daves' chipper psychiatrist friend. Thomas Gomez is likewise a stitch as the smirking detective on the case. Jonathan Hale (as the eye surgeon), Fielding, and George Meeker (as Heathers' pathetic former boyfriend) are all rock solid.
Fans of Lon Jr. would do well to check him out in this sort of atmospheric Universal B picture, where he's not required to put on elaborate makeup or dress in fanciful costume.
Seven out of 10.
- Hey_Sweden
- May 6, 2016
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- Also known as
- Inner Sanctum #3: Dead Man's Eyes
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1