The Black Sleep 68 years old

The Terror Drug That Wakes the Dead!

The Black Sleep

In 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a false conviction for murder, and spirits him away to an ancient, repurposed abbey far in the countryside. There, he connives his pupil into assisting him in mapping the functions of the various parts of the human brain, using living subjects who are under a terrible animation-suspending drug called "black sleep". Subsequently, the student, along with the daughter of one of the subjects, discover that most of these subjects have survived but are being kept in a dungeon-like cellar, in various stages of physical and mental derangement...

Credits

The Black Sleep Cast

Name Character
Peter Gordon He was 4, now 73 years old as Sgt. Steele
Akim Tamiroff He was 56, 72 years old when he died as Odo the Gypsy
John Carradine He was 50, 82 years old when he died as Bohemund
Bela Lugosi He was 73, 73 years old when he died as Casimir
Basil Rathbone She was 64, 75 years old when she died as Sir Joel Cadman
Claire Carleton She was 42, 66 years old when she died as Carmona Daly
George Sawaya He was 32, 80 years old when he died as Sailor-Subject
Patricia Blair She was 23, 80 years old when she died as Laurie Munroe
Louanna Gardner She was 30, 86 years old when she died as Angelina Cadman
Phyllis Stanley She was 41, 77 years old when she died as Daphne
Herbert Rudley He was 46, 96 years old when he died as Dr. Gordon Ramsay
Clive Morgan He was 58, 87 years old when he died as Roundsman Blevins
Sally Yarnell She was 41, 80 years old when she died as Female Subject
Tor Johnson He was 52, 67 years old when he died as Mr. Curry
Aubrey Schenck He was 47, 90 years old when he died as Prison Coroner's Clerk (uncredited)
Lon Chaney (Sr.) He was 73, 47 years old when he died as Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo

The Black Sleep Crew

Name Department
Howard W. Koch as Producer. He was 40 (84) years old when He died Production
Ted Coodley as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
George Bau as Makeup Designer. He was 50 (68) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
John C. Higgins as Screenplay. He was 48 (87) years old when He died Writing
Gerald Drayson Adams as Story. He was 55 (88) years old when He died Writing
Aubrey Schenck as Executive Producer. He was 47 (90) years old when He died Production
Les Baxter as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (73) years old when He died Sound
Reginald Le Borg as Director. He was 53 (86) years old when He died Directing
Jack Rabin as Visual Effects. He was 11 (61) years old when He died Visual Effects
Louis DeWitt as Visual Effects. Visual Effects
Gordon Avil as Director of Photography. He was 57 (71) years old when He died Camera
John F. Schreyer as Editor. He was 35 (82) years old when He died Editing
Clarence Steensen as Set Decoration. He was 47 (61) years old when He died Art
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The Black Sleep (68 years)

The Terror Drug That Wakes the Dead!

  • Release day: Friday, June 15, 1956
  • Runtime: 82 minutes
  • Budget: 225000.00