Dead Man's Eyes is a 1944 Inner Sanctum mystery film

Mystery film

Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...

 directed by Reginald Le Borg

Reginald Le Borg

Reginald Le Borg was an Austrian film director. He directed 68 films between 1936 and 1974. He was born in Vienna, Austria as Reginald Grobel and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack....

, and starring Lon Chaney, Jr.

Lon Chaney, Jr.

Lon Chaney, Jr. , born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor, Lon Chaney...

 and Jean Parker

Jean Parker

-Career:Born as Lois Mae Green in Deer Lodge, Montana, she appeared in 70 movies from 1932 through 1966. She was discovered by Ida Koverman, secretary to MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer, after she saw a poster featuring Parker portraying Father Time. She attended Pasadena schools and graduated from John...

. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...

. The "Inner Sanctum" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Lon Chaney, Jr.

Plot

Artist Dave Stuart (Lon Chaney, Jr.) is blinded by a jealous assistant. The father of his fiancee offers an operation to restore his sight, but Stuart will have to wait until the man dies. The benefactor dies a premature death and suspicion falls upon Stuart himself.

Cast

• Lon Chaney, Jr.
  Lon Chaney, Jr.
  Lon Chaney, Jr. , born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor, Lon Chaney...
  
   as David 'Dave' Stuart (as Lon Chaney)
• Jean Parker
  Jean Parker
  -Career:Born as Lois Mae Green in Deer Lodge, Montana, she appeared in 70 movies from 1932 through 1966. She was discovered by Ida Koverman, secretary to MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer, after she saw a poster featuring Parker portraying Father Time. She attended Pasadena schools and graduated from John...
  
   as Heather 'Brat' Hayden
• Paul Kelly
  Paul Kelly (actor)
  Paul Michael Kelly was an American child actor who later as an adult became a stage, film, and television actor.-Child actor:...
  
   as Dr. Alan Bittaker
• Thomas Gomez
  Thomas Gomez
  Thomas Gomez was an American actor.Born Sabino Tomas Gomez in New York City, Gomez began his acting career in theater during the 1920s and was a student of the actor Walter Hampden...
  
   as Capt. Drury
• Jonathan Hale
  Jonathan Hale
  Jonathan Hale was a Canadian-born film and television actor.-Career:Born Jonathan Hatley in Ontario, Canada, Hale was well known as Dagwood Bumstead's boss, Julius Caesar Dithers, in the Blondie film series in the 1940s. He is also notable for playing Inspector Farnack in various The Saint films...
  
   as Dr. Sam Welles
• Edward Fielding as Dr. Stanley 'Dad' Hayden
• Acquanetta
  Acquanetta
  Acquanetta , nicknamed "The Venezuelan Volcano," was a B-movie actress known for her exotic beauty.-Early years:Although accounts differ, Acquanetta claimed she was born Burnu Acquanetta in Ozone, Wyoming...
  
   as Tanya Czoraki
• George Meeker
  George Meeker
  George Meeker was an American character movie and Broadway actor who became more of a legend off-camera than on. Meeker made several movies such as Crime Inc. , and Thief in the Dark and played an uncredited part in All Through the Night .Meeker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.-External...
  
   as Nick Phillips
• Pierre Watkin
  Pierre Watkin
  Pierre Watkin was an American actor. He was a character actor in many films, serials and TV series from the 1930s through the 1950s, especially westerns...
  
  as The Lawyer