The Electronic Monster Movie Review

Insurance claims investigator Rod Cameron looks into the death of a Hollywood starlet and discovers an exclusive therapy center dedicated to hypnotism. At the facility, people vacation for weeks in morgue-like body drawers, while evil Dr. Illing uses an electronic device to control the sleeper's dreams and actions. Eerie, but falls victim to static handling and dull acting that wastes the premise's potential. Intriguingly, it is one of the first films to explore the possibilities of brainwashing and mind control. AKA: Escapement; The Electric Monster.

1957 72m/B GB Rod Cameron, Mary Murphy, Meredith Edwards, Peter Illing; D: Montgomery Tully; W: Charles Eric Maine, J. Maclaren-Ross; C: Bert Mason. VHS SNC