| The Black Sleep | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Reginald Le Borg |
| Written by | John C. Higgins |
| Based on | story by Gerald Drayson Adams |
| Produced by | Howard W. Koch executive Aubrey Schenck |
| Starring | Basil Rathbone Akim Tamiroff Lon Chaney Jr. John Carradine Bela Lugosi Herbert Rudley Tor Johnson |
| Narrated by | Basil Rathbone |
| Cinematography | Gordon Avil |
| Edited by | John Schreyer |
| Music by | Les Baxter |
Production company | Bel-Air Productions (Prospect Productions) |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $225,000[1] |
The Black Sleep (alternate title Dr. Cadman’s Secret) a 1956 American independent horror film directed by Reginald LeBorg, and written by John C. Higgins from a story by Gerald Drayson Adams. It stars Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, and Akim Tamiroff. Tor Johnson appears in a supporting role. The film was produced by Aubrey Schenck and Howard W. Koch, as part of a four-picture finance-for-distribution arrangement with United Artists.[2]
The film was released as a double feature with the 1955 British film The Creeping Unknown (the title of the American release of the British film The Quatermass Xperiment). The Black Sleep was re-released in 1962 under the title Dr. Cadman's Secret.[3]
- ^ Tom Weaver, Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup McFarland, 1 Jan 2006 p 211
- ^ Dixon, 1992 p. 34: “...the film is also known as Dr. Cadman’s Secret.” And p. 153: Directorial Credits
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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