USA, 1944
61m
35mm film, black and white
mono (RCA Sound System), English
An American horror film directed by Will Jason.
Plot Summary
Surgeon George Winson is close to death and his wife Ann prays to whatever god might be listening to save him. A mysterious woman, Lilyan, appears to save him but comes to dominate his entire life. She persuades him to let his best friend Roger die in his place so that she can claim his soul.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Will Jason
Copyright MCMXLIV [1944] by Columbia Pictures Corporation
Columbia Pictures Corporation presents
Produced by: Ted Richmond
Original Screen Play by: Edward Dein
Director of Photography: Burnett Guffey
Film Editor: Paul Borofsky
Musical Director: Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Art Direction: Lionel Banks, George Brooks
Set Decorations: Fay Babcock
Cast
Rose Hobart [Lilyan Gregg]
George Macready [Dr George Winson]
Jim Bannon [Dr Roger Vance]
Jeanne Bates [Ann Winson]
Erik Rolf [Fred Stevens]
Ervin Nyiregyházi [piano player] *
Alternative Titles
A Morte Caminha Só – Brazil
Poder satánico – Argentina, Mexico, USA (Spanish)
Poder Satânico – Portugal
References
Periodicals
- Kinematograph Weekly no.1965 (14 December 1944)
- Motion Picture Herald vol.156 no.11 (9 September 1944)
- New York Motion Picture Critics Reviews vol.1 no.19 (18 September 1944) pp.250, 251 – credits, review
- Today’s Cinema vol.63 no.5121 (8 December 1944)
Books
- The Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Cartoons, Serials and Short Subjects of Columbia Pictures, 1922-1988 by Len D. Martin p.320
- Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 by Michael R. Pitts pp.225-227
- Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography by Alan G. Fetrow p.470
