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Devil Doll is a British film of genre Horror directed by Lindsay Shonteff released in USA on 1 september 1964 with Bryant Haliday
Devil Doll (1964)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 september 1964
Length 1h21
Directed by Lindsay Shonteff
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Horror
Rating48%
For the 1936 MGM film directed by Tod Browning, see The Devil-Doll.
Devil Doll (1964) is a British horror film about an evil ventriloquist, "The Great Vorelli", and his dummy Hugo directed by Lindsay Shonteff.
Synopsis
Devil Doll begins with a performance by hypnotist/magician "The Great Vorelli" (Bryant Haliday) and his dummy Hugo before a packed audience in London. The audience observes tension between the ventriloquist and his dummy. American reporter Mark English (William Sylvester) becomes fascinated with Vorelli while attending the performance. English solicits his girlfriend Marianne Horn (Yvonne Romain) to go with him to another show. From the beginning, the film drops strong hints that the dummy, Hugo, is actually alive and mobile.Actors
Bryant Haliday
(The Great Vorelli)
William Sylvester
(Mark English)
Yvonne Romain
(Marianne Horn)
Sandra Dorne
(Magda Gardinas)
Karel Štěpánek
(Dr. Heller)
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