Kind of fun sci fi thriller about a clinic that is supposed to lift people out of depression and unhappiness. It does that by frying their brains.
Actually, this all started out as a noble experiment. Dr. Philip Matthews (Meredith Evans) invented a device that gave people extended dream therapy. When they came out of it, they were more relaxed, happy, and ready to deal with the world.
The "dream sessions" are actually taped in a studio which is part of the clinic. There, we see people doing ballet, and, in one instance, a sexy dance. The fiancee, Ruth (Mary Murphy) of the head of the hospital Dr. Zakon (Peter Illing) sometimes acts in these films.
When a man dies suddenly after leaving the clinic, the insurance company sends Jeff Keenan (Rod Cameron) to investigate near Cannes, France. There he runs into Ruth, his old girlfriend. He also sees that there have been other sudden deaths. It seems Zakon, who has a concentration camp experimental doctor on his staff, has other ideas for using Dr. Maxwell's invention.
The music throughout is that screamy sci fi music in films through the '50s and even beyond. I can't say too much about the performances. One thing I don't get is how Ruth was going to marry Dr. Zakon, an obvious monster.
It's not long. It could have been better.
Actually, this all started out as a noble experiment. Dr. Philip Matthews (Meredith Evans) invented a device that gave people extended dream therapy. When they came out of it, they were more relaxed, happy, and ready to deal with the world.
The "dream sessions" are actually taped in a studio which is part of the clinic. There, we see people doing ballet, and, in one instance, a sexy dance. The fiancee, Ruth (Mary Murphy) of the head of the hospital Dr. Zakon (Peter Illing) sometimes acts in these films.
When a man dies suddenly after leaving the clinic, the insurance company sends Jeff Keenan (Rod Cameron) to investigate near Cannes, France. There he runs into Ruth, his old girlfriend. He also sees that there have been other sudden deaths. It seems Zakon, who has a concentration camp experimental doctor on his staff, has other ideas for using Dr. Maxwell's invention.
The music throughout is that screamy sci fi music in films through the '50s and even beyond. I can't say too much about the performances. One thing I don't get is how Ruth was going to marry Dr. Zakon, an obvious monster.
It's not long. It could have been better.