Nightmare

Nightmare

Nightmare

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Nightmare

"Beware! These are the eyes of a hypnotist!"

1956

1h 29m

6.1(22 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Rene Bressard

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Stan Grayson

Connie Russell

Connie Russell

Gina

Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Sue Bressard

Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Deputy Torrence

Gage Clarke

Gage Clarke

Belknap / Harry Britten

Marian Carr

Marian Carr

Madge Novick

Barry Atwater

Barry Atwater

Captain Warner

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Meade

Ralph Brooks

Oscar (Uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Maxwell Shane
Written by: Maxwell Shane
Produced by: William H. Pine
William C. Thomas

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