Day of the Nightmare

Day of the Nightmare
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Directed by	John A. Bushelman
Produced by	Leonard Goldstein
Starring	John Ireland, John Hart, Elena Verdugo
Cinematography	Ted V. Mikels
Music by	André Brummer
Production company	Screen Group
Distributed by	Governor Films, Herts-Lion International Corp.
Release date	October 1965 (1965-10)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Day of the Nightmare is a 1965 American horror film directed by John A. Bushelman and starring John Ireland, John Hart, and Elena Verdugo. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The film is also known as Don't Scream, Doris Mays! The film was re-released in 1969, 1993 on VHS, and 2003 on DVD. The film tagline is "The Horror of Half Man, Half Woman, ALL KILLER!".

Plot

A man with a multiple personality disorder is accused of murdering a woman. His wife risks her life trying to find out the truth about her husband's role. She considers that he could have committed the crime but intends to prove it after the police fail to find the victim's corpse. She visits her husband's father, a psychiatrist, only to encounter there a "corpse" who is quite alive and intent on killing both. She manages to survive, but her father-in-law is not so lucky. However, before he dies, he is able to recognize the killer as somebody whom he knows very well. ^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• John Ireland as Detective Sgt. Dave Harmon
• Beverly Bain as Barbara Crane
• Cliff Fields as Jonathan Crane
• John Hart as Dr. Philip Crane
• Elena Verdugo as Miss Devi
• Jimmy Cross as Detective Smith (as James Cross)
• Michael Kray as Lieutenant Cody
• Maralou Gray as Alice
• Bonnie Beckos as Schoolteacher
• Bette Treadville as Maid
• Liz Renay as Laura Sisterman

References

1. McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 401. ISBN   9780195114737 . Retrieved April 28, 2022.
2. Wilson, Kristi M.; Ruberto, Laura E. (2007). Italian Neorealism and Global Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 127. ISBN   9780814333242 . Retrieved April 28, 2022.
3. "Day of the Nightmare (1965)". FilmAffinity . Retrieved April 28, 2022.
4. Benshoff, Griffin (2005). Queer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 134. ISBN   9780742568570 . Retrieved April 28, 2022.
5. "Day of the Nightmare (1965)". Letterboxd . Retrieved April 28, 2022.

External links

• Day of the Nightmare at IMDb
• Day of the Nightmare at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)