Inner Sanctum #2

 

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WEIRD WOMAN-1944-Dr. Norman Reed (Lon Chaney), a skeptic of the supernatural, brings his new wife Paula (Anne Gwynne) home from her South Seas native island. His former fling, Ilona (Chaney's THE WOLFMAN co-star Evelyn Ankers) is jealous and starts trouble. One night Reed follows Paula and discovers she's still doing her pagan rituals. She says she's doing it to protect Reed from his enemies. He doesn't believe it and burns all her equipment. No sooner does this happen when Prof. Sawtelle (Ralph Morgan) kills himself. His shrewish wife Evelyn (Elizabeth Russell) blames Reed. 

When he rejects the come-ons of his young secretary Margaret (Lois Collier), her suitor, David (Phil Brown) tries to punch Reed. Then Paula hears a death chant. Then Reed suspects he's losing his mind (a typical topic in the Inner Sanctum series). David tries to shoot Reed but someone else gets shot instead. Everyone teams up to trick Ilona into confessing. It works too well. She winds up dead! 

Second in the series of 6 “Inner Sanctum” features. It was directed by Reginald Le Borg and based the story “Conjure Wife” by Fritz Lieber, Jr.

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