The Black Sleep
1956 film by Reginald Le Borg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Black Sleep is a 1956 American independent horror film directed by Reginald LeBorg, and written by John C. Higgins from a story by Gerald Drayson Adams. It stars Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, and Akim Tamiroff. Tor Johnson appears in a supporting role. The film was produced by Aubrey Schenck and Howard W. Koch, as part of a four-picture finance-for-distribution arrangement with United Artists.
The Black Sleep | |
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Directed by | Reginald Le Borg |
Written by | John C. Higgins |
Based on | story by Gerald Drayson Adams |
Produced by | Howard W. Koch executive Aubrey Schenck |
Starring | Basil Rathbone Akim Tamiroff Lon Chaney Jr. John Carradine Bela Lugosi Herbert Rudley Tor Johnson |
Narrated by | Basil Rathbone |
Cinematography | Gordon Avil |
Edited by | John Schreyer |
Music by | Les Baxter |
Production company | Bel-Air Productions (Prospect Productions) |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $225,000[1] |
The film marked Bela Lugosi's last complete role before his death in August 1956, although some scenes featuring Lugosi were later included in Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space (in which Tor Johnson also appears), completed in 1957 but not released for distribution until 1959.[2]
The film was released as a double feature with the 1955 British film The Creeping Unknown (the title of the American release of the British film The Quatermass Xperiment). The Black Sleep was re-released in 1962 under the title Dr. Cadman's Secret.[2]