Inner Sanctum

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Summary: Even in a small town, there is Inner Sanctum.
Review: "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" was a popular radio program in January 7, 1941-October 5, 1952. The stories were surreal and eerie about people and situations that happen every day, but "Inner Sanctum" had a twist.
This is the only "Inner Sanctum" film that was made during the popularity of the radio program. It is from 1948 and will give you goosebumps. There are no monsters, no red blood, just a good eerie story about fate. I won't give away any of the plot, but the film starts with a woman on a train and a nice older gentleman sitting next to her tells her exactly what will happen next, but simply tells her as a gentle warning. He is always right and can tell what time it is without a watch. He has no need for such contrivances. The nice man proceeds to tell the woman a real story about a woman coming off a train.
In the cast: Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Billy House, Dale Belding, Fritz Leiber, Nana Bryant, Lee Patrick, Roscoe Ates, Eddie Parks and Eve Miller.
This film is truly an insomniacs weird dream. The film is highly interesting to watch and only runs 62 minutes long so you can get back to bed to sleep...if you dare.

Note: An "Inner Sanctum" tv series was made in 1954.
There are two films that use the title "Inner Sanctum", but they are not of the above genre. They are adult films, "Inner Sanctum" (1991) and "Inner Sanctum II" (1994).

You have been warned!

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Summary: NOT BAD FOR THE PRICE
Review: Though not as perverse as DETOUR, this moody little potboiler about a loser on the run & the boy who witnesses a murder will hold your attention. Rather slow & talky due to such a limited budget, this is typical post WWII antidote to technicolor escapism; there are some unintended subtexts - probably because of more naive times - that will leave you intrigued or baffled. As added interest, blonde smart cookie, Mary Beth Hughes (The Great Flammarion, Charlie Chan In Honolulu), plays the Lana Turner part with her usual relish providing the film's best one-liner. As for the dvd itself, this is a very good print for Alpha Video & quite on a par with a lot of costlier releases. You could do worse, but if you prefer "film noir" on a bigger budget with big stars & studio sheen look elsewhere.