Devil Doll

An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions.

Cast

Bryant Haliday

as The Great Vorelli

William Sylvester

as Mark English

Yvonne Romain

as Marianne Horn

Sandra Dorne

as Magda Gardinas

Karl Stepanek

as Dr. Heller

Francis de Wolff

as Dr. Keisling

Nora Nicholson

as Aunt Eva

Alan Gifford

as Bob Garrett

David Charlesworth

as Hugo Novik

Sadie Corre

as Hugo the Dummy

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I remember being terrified of this when I saw it as child. "The Great Vorelli" (Bryant Haliday) is a successful, but distinctly dodgy looking, ventriloquist with his puppet "Hugo". When he meets the wealthy "Marianne" (Yvonne Romain) he sets his heart on her fortune, and to that end manages to rende...

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