Summary
The Black Sleep is an American science-fiction film first released in 1956,
directed by Reginald Le Borg.
The film stars Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine and Bela Lugosi.
It has also been released under the title: Dr. Cadman’s Secret.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Reginald Le Borg
- Script: Gerald Drayson Adams, John C. Higgins
- Photo: Gordon Avil
- Music: Les Baxter
- Cast: Basil Rathbone (Sir Joel Cadman), Akim Tamiroff (Odo the Gypsy), Lon Chaney Jr. (Dr. Munroe aka Mungo), John Carradine (Bohemund), Bela Lugosi (Casimir), Herbert Rudley (Dr. Gordon Angus Ramsay), Patricia Blair (Laurie Munroe), Phyllis Stanley (Nurse Daphne), Tor Johnson (Mr. Curry), Sally Yarnell (Female Subject), George Sawaya (Sailor-Subject), Claire Carleton (Carmona Daly), Louanna Gardner (Angelina Cadman), Peter Gordon (Sgt. Steele), Clive Morgan (Roundsman Blevins), Aubrey Schenck (Prison Coroner’s Aide), John Sheffield (Det. Redford)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 82 min; B&W
- Aka: Dr. Cadman’s Secret
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