Horror · United States of America · 1934 · 51m

Maniac

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Director
Dwain Esper
Cast
Bill Woods as Don Maxwell Horace B. Carpenter as Dr. Meirschultz Ted Edwards as Buckley Phyllis Diller as Mrs. Buckley Theo Ramsey as Alice Maxwell Jenny Dark as Maizie
Crew
William C. Thompson — Director of Photography William Austin — Editor Hildegarde Stadie — Writer Hildegarde Stadie — Producer Louis Sonney — Producer Dwain Esper — Producer
Tagline

He menaced women with weird desires!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Maniac — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rapecatexploitationmad scientistmad doctorpre-codepsychotronic
Key Collaborators
Dwain Esper Director William C. Thompson Director of Photography William Austin Editor Hildegarde Stadie Writer Hildegarde Stadie Producer Louis Sonney Producer Dwain Esper Producer
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