The Black Sleep

The Black Sleep
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	June 1956;
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$225,000

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
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[tom-1] Tom Weaver, Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup McFarland, 1 Jan 2006 p 211

[2] Dixon, 1992 p. 34: “...the film is also known as Dr. Cadman’s Secret.” And p. 153: Directorial Credits

[:0-3] Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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