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Director  Benjamin Stoloff
Producer  Bryan Foy
Duration  
Country  United States
5.8/10 IMDb

Genre  Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cinematography  Joseph A. Valentine
Language  English
Night of Terror movie poster

Writer  Willard Mack, Beatrice Van
Release date  April 24, 1933
Cast  Bela Lugosi (Degar), Wallace Ford (Tom Hartley), Sally Blane (Mary Rinehart), Bryant Washburn (John Rinehart), Tully Marshall (Richard Rinehart), Gertrude Michael (Sarah Rinehart)
Similar movies  I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine, Bloody Moon, The Case of the Scorpion's Tail, W Delta Z, Mad Max: Fury Road, Irreversible

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Night of Terror is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Benjamin Stoloff, and starring Bela Lugosi, Sally Blane, Wallace Ford, and Tully Marshall. Despite receiving top billing, Bela Lugosi has a relatively small part. The film is also known as He Lived to Kill and Terror in the Night.

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Plot

Police have been vainly searching the countryside for the knife-wielding Maniac, who has been on a murderous spree. The Maniac's victims are each found with a taunting newspaper clipping attached to their body. After the wealthy uncle of a young scientist is mysteriously murdered, people wonder if the Maniac is responsible.

Prior to his uncle's death, the young scientist in question, Dr. Arthur Hornsby, claimed to have developed a method of living without oxygen for extended periods. To prove his theory, he had himself buried after taking a dose of the serum. Despite his incapacity, the death of his uncle leaves a vast fortune, which is to be divided amongst his family members and servants. In the event that one or more them dies, the inheritance is split among the remaining survivors. Subsequently, members of the family begin to die, one-by-one, and suspicion is cast on the servants, including the "mystic" butler (Bela Lugosi).

At the end, we discover that Dr. Hornsby faked his burial and was using it as a cover for committing the murders. His plan was to kill any other heirs to his uncle's fortune so that he may obtain sole possession. His plan is eventually discovered and exposed by the butler. The Maniac is shot, and apparently killed, by the newspaper reporter, Tom Hartley; but in the closing moments of the film, he comes back to life and claims that he will haunt the audience if they reveal the plot twist to anyone.

Cast

  • Bela Lugosi as Degar
  • Sally Blane as Mary Rinehart
  • Wallace Ford as Tom Hartley
  • Tully Marshall as Richard Rinehart
  • George Meeker as Arthur Hornsby
  • Edwin Maxwell as The Maniac
  • Gertrude Michael as Sarah Rinehart
  • Bryant Washburn as John Rinehart
  • Production

    In an attempt to bail himself out of debt, Bela Lugosi was working a heavy schedule, including the filming of International House by day and Night of Terror by night.

    References

    Night of Terror Wikipedia
    Night of Terror IMDb Night of Terror themoviedb.org