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The Devil's Sleep

The Devil's Sleep

1949Movie⏱️ 1h 17mNot Rated
CrimeDrama
4
IMDB Rating
279 votes

The head of an illegal drug ring uses a women's health spa as a front for his sleeping-pill racket.

Director
W. Merle Connell
Writers
Danny Arnold, Richard S. McMahan
Stars
Lita Grey, William Thomason, Timothy Farrell
Release Date
May 18, 1949
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 18
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lita Grey
Lita Grey
as Judge Rosalind Ballentine
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William Thomason
as Detective Sgt. Dave Kerrigan
👤
Timothy Farrell
as Umberto Scalli
👤
Laura Travers
as Jerri Winter
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Jim Tyde
as Bob Winter
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Fred Smith
as Tony Donardi
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Muriel Gardner
as Ruby McKenzie
John Mitchum
John Mitchum
as Interne
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Stan Freed
as Hal Holmes
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Will Charles
as Inspector Darnell

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Screen Art Pictures Corp.

🏷️ Keywords

diet pillbenzedrineswimming poolbourbon whiskeypsychotronic film

🎯 Categories

CrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Gotta keep those young ones moral after school
by bkoganbing2019-01-06
1/10

"This independent stinker of a film is on the order of Reefer Madness. Done in the spirit of that cult classic it's a public service film warning of the dangers of addiction to prescription meds. It stars one of Charlie Chaplin's ex-wives, Lita Grey Chaplin and why she did it God only knows. She couldn't act worth anything. But that does not separate her from most of the rest of the cast. Most of them you've never heard of, most only did this film maybe one or two others. Only villain Timothy Farrell and John Mitchum have some appreciable screen credits. Brother Bob Mitchum..."

💡 Did You Know?

The character Umberto Scalli brilliantly returns in Racket Girls from 1951. Making that movie something of a sequel with a very similar story line.

📖 Synopsis

The head of an illegal drug ring uses a women's health spa as a front for his sleeping-pill racket.