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Maniac

1934-09-11 · 51 min · ★ 4.0

Horror

An ex-vaudeville actor is working as the assistant to a doctor who has Frankenstein aspirations. The ex-vaudeville actor kills the doctor and decides to assume the identity of the dead physician.

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Directors
Dwain Esper
Production companies
Road Show Attractions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bill WoodsDon Maxwell
Horace B. CarpenterHorace B. CarpenterDr. Meirschultz
Ted EdwardsBuckley
Phyllis DillerMrs. Buckley
Theo RamseyAlice Maxwell
Jenny DarkMaizie
Marvelle AndreMarvel
Celia McCannJo
John P. WadeEmbalmer
Marian Constance BlacktonMarian Constance BlacktonNeighbor

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