The Black Sleep 68 years old
The Terror Drug That Wakes the Dead!
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 |
| Phyllis Stanley She was 41, 77 years old when she died | as Daphne |
| Louanna Gardner She was 30, 86 years old when she died | as Angelina Cadman |
| 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 |
The Black Sleep (68 years)
The Terror Drug That Wakes the Dead!
- Release day: Friday, June 15, 1956
- Runtime: 82 minutes
- Budget: 225000.00